HC Deb 01 March 1955 vol 537 c261W
Dr. Broughton

asked the Minister of Food what evidence led him to decide that tests for radioactivity on imported Japanese canned fish were unnecessary.

RETAL PRICES IN U.K. AND OTHER O.E.E.C. COUNTRIES
Shillings and pence per 1b. (except where otherwise stated)
Item U.K. Jan., 1955 France, Jan., 1955 Austria, Jan., 1955 Denmark, Jan., 1955 Switzerland, Dec., 1954 W. Germany Dec, 1954 Netherlands, Oct., 1954 Norway, Oct., 1954
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Bread 4¼ 7½ 5¼ 6¾ 5¼ 6¾ 4¼ 7¼
Potatoes 2¼ 2½ 1¾ 1¾ 2 3¼ 1½ 2 2
Sugar (Granulated) 7½ 8 1 0¾ 10 5¾ 8¼ 1 0½ 8½ 8
Butter 3 8–4 2 6 8¼ 4 3 3 5½ 7 6¼ 5 1¼ 3 10¼ 3 11
Margarine 1 4–2 3 2 11¼ 1 9 1 5½ (a) 1 6¾ 1 2¾ 1 11
Lard 1 10–2 2 2 9½ 2 0 1 9¼ 2 2¼ 3 0 1 6 (a)
Cheese (Cheddar types) 1 10–2 6 4 9½ 3 2¼ 2 7½ 4 2½ 2 5 2 2¼ (a)
Eggs, home produced (large) (per dozen) 5 0–5 6 7 4 4 7¼ 3 10¼ 6 10¼ 5 1¼ 4 6¼ (a)
Bacon (Middles) 3 0–3 4 2 8¾ (a) (a) 6 1¾ 3½ 6¾ 2 3½ 4 1½
Beef (Ribroast) 2 10–3 5¼ (b) 2 10¼ 2 11¼ 4 10 3 3¼ 3 2½ 5 0½
Mutton (Leg) 2 10–3 11 7 10½ (a) (a) 5 7½ 3 0 (a) (a)
Pork 2 10–4 0 5 1¾ 3 7¼ 3 2½ 6 5½ 3 11¼ 3 8¾ (a)
Tea 7 0–10 0 (a) 14 11¼ 11 3 11 11 24 4¼ (a) 14 10
Coffee 7 0–9 0 9 6½ 11 11½ 9 5¼ 8 1½ 17 7¾ (a) 8 7¼
(a) Not available.
(b) The two quotations available for France are (i) ribs 2s. 4¾d., (ii) steak 6s. 7d.

NOTES:
Prices have been converted to sterling at official exchange rates.
As far as possible definitions for commodities are the same in all countries, although there may be some discrepancies in the meat groups.
No official information is available on apples, oranges and lemons.