HL Deb 19 May 2003 vol 648 c69WA
Lord Lea of Crondall

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee has been abolished. [HL2811]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey:

The Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee has never been a standing committee; it was a group convened from time to time under previous administrations to make recommendations to the Chancellor on proposed changes to the construction of the RPI.