§ 49. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that since April wholesale food prices have risen by 9d. in the £,that bacon prices have risen by 5s. in the £, ham by 3s. in the £, butter by 1s. 6d. in the £, sugar by 4s. in the £, jams and syrups by 1s. 6d. in the £, canned fruit by 1Od. in the £, and cheese by 5d. in the £and what action he proposes to take to stop this inflationary process.
§ Mr. MaudlingIncreases have occurred in wholesale prices for some groceries and provisions but these have been more than offset since April by decreases in the prices of other foodstuffs. Since April retail prices of all the foodstuffs covered by the Official Index of Retail prices have fallen by over 5d. in the £.