§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in the national income over the last 10 years and what has been the increase in the cost of living over the same period.
§ Mr. BarberBetween 1952 and 1962 the national income increased by 77 per cent. Over the same period the cost of living, as measured by the consumer price index, increased by 28 per cent.