§ 96. Mr. Piratinasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how the present cost of living index in Palestine, related to the 1939 figure, compares with the United Kingdom and the U.S.A.
§ Mr. George HallThe latest month for which a comparison is possible is March, 1946, when the cost of living index in Palestine was 258. I understand that the comparable figure for the same month for the United Kingdom and the United States of America was in each case 131.