HC Deb 24 November 1967 vol 754 cc450-1W
Mr. Tom McMillan

asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish the figures sent in from the 26 areas with a population of over 200,000 for the purpose of compiling the index of retail prices from July, 1966, to the nearest appropriate date.

Mr. Hattersley

No. Although some 20,000 separate prices are collected each month for these areas as a whole, the index of retail prices is not designed to produce accurate figures for each of these 26 areas