§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will state the wholesale cost and retail price charged for a pork pie in the Members' self-service cafeteria on the day before the introduction of the Government's wages, prices and salaries standstill and similar details for the latest convenient stated date.
§ Mr. MaxwellI have been asked to reply.
The wholesale cost of a pork pie was 9s. per dozen prior to July, 1966. The present wholesale cost is 10s. per dozen. Prior to July, 1966 pork pies were sold by the Refreshment Department at 1s. 3d. each; the present price is 1s. 6d.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the cost price of either a single sausage or 1 lb. thereof to the Kitchen Committee at the time of the introduction of the Government's wages, prices and salary standstill, the charge made for a single cold sausage to the Members self-service cafeteria at that date, and similar details at the latest convenient stated date.
§ Mr. MaxwellI have been asked to reply.
The wholesale cost of sausages was 3s. 7d. per lb. prior to July, 1966. The present wholesale cost is 3s. 9d. per lb. Prior to July, 1966, a single sausage was sold for 1s. 0d. by the Refreshment Department: the present price is 1s. 2d.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council if he will state the cost to the Kitchen Committee of a ham sandwich at the date preceding the Government's introduction of the prices, wages and salaries standstill and the charge made for them in the Members self-service cafeteria; and what were the similar figures at the latest convenient stated date.
§ Mr. MaxwellI have been asked to reply.
The wholesale cost of the ham used in ham sandwiches was 5s. 0d. per lb. prior to July, 1966. The present wholsale cost is 6s. 5d. per lb. Prior to July, 1966, 115W ham sandwiches were sold for 1s. 6d. each by the Refreshment Department: the present price is 2s. 0d. each.