§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the number and types of commodities she takes account of in compiling the cost-of-living index figures.
§ Mr. DellThe list of nearly 350 items taken into account in the compilation of the General Index of Retail Prices is given in Appendix A in the booklet, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, entitled "Method of Construction and Calculation of the Index of Retail Prices", a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.