HC Deb 26 January 1944 vol 396 c696W
Mr. Eccles

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will state for the principal agricultural commodities the pre-war average prices for the years 1936–1938, as compared with the prices for the harvest year 1940–1941.

Mr. Tom Williams

The figures asked for are as follow:

Mr. Tom Williams

Yes, Sir. My right hon. Friend's calculation of the effect of last wear's wage increases includes an appropriate margin for contingencies, and among these are the contingencies described by my hon. Friend.