§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what, based on the index of retail prices, is the purchasing power of the £ sterling now, taking it as 100p on 4 May 1979.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweTaking the internal purchasing power of the £ sterling as l00p in May 1979, its value in June 1980, the latest period for which information is available, was 81p.