§ Mr. HANCOCKasked the Minister of Labour when the family budgets were collected which form the basis of the "Labour Gazette" index figure of the rise in the cost of living; and what proportion of the total number of budgets utilised was submitted by unskilled workers?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI am sending my hon. Friend an extract from the "Labour Gazette" for March last, in which a full account is given of the scope and method of compilation of the index number.