§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will express in real terms the ratio of the price of an average priced packet of 20 cigarettes to the average weekly wage in each of(a) 1959, (b) 1969, (c) 1979 and the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LilleyThe ratio of the average price of a packet of 20 cigarettes to the average weekly wage in the relevant financial years is shown below:62W
Per cent. 1959–60 1.1 1969–70 1.0 1979–80 0.6 1988–89 0.6