§ 99. Mr. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give, for the latest convenient stated date, the internal purchasing power of the £ sterling, as compared with the £ sterling of October, 1951, having a spending value of 20s., using as the basis the Index of Retail Prices; and when he expect to restore the purchasing value of the £ sterling to its October, 1951, level.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe answer to the first part of the Question is 15s. 6d. in December, 1957. The answer to the second part is that I cannot make forecasts of future movements of prices.
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