HC Deb 02 March 1931 vol 249 c48W
Mr. P. OLIVER

asked the Minister of Labour what are the names of the representative large towns selected for the purpose of calculating the rent item in the cost-of-living index figure?

Miss BONDFIELD

Following are the names of the towns: Aberdeen, Barnsley, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton, Bootle, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Derby, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool, London and suburbs, Manchester, Merthyr Tydvil, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Newport (Monmouthshire), Norwich, Nottingham, Paisley, Reading, Rochdale, St. Helens, Salford, Sheffield, Smethwick, South Shields, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wigan, Wolverhampton.