§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in HANSARD a 121W table of figures giving the comparative retail price of bread, flour, eggs, butter, cheese, milk, tea, meat, fruit, vegetables and other stated foodstuffs in Great Britain and Holland at the latest most convenient stated date, from information available to him from international sources.
§ Mr. HoyIn view of differences in quality and definition, precise comparisons are not possible, but such figures as are available are given below.
REPRESENTATIVE RETAIL PRICES (WITHOUT ALLOWING FOR DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY, ETC.) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE NETHERLANDS AT MAY. 1969 United Kingdom Netherlands s. d. s. d. Eggs— Standard per dozen 3 10½ Grade 3 4 8 Butter— New Zealand Dairy per lb. 3 4 Fresh per lb. 7 9 Cheese— New Zealand Cheddar. per lb. 3 6 Gouda per lb. 5 11 Edam per lb. 5 5 Milk—Bottled per pint 10½ 9½ Sugar— Granulated per lb. 9 1 4½ Bread— White, unwrapped 1¾ lb. loaf per lb. 11 White, 1¾ lb. loaf per lb. 1 2 Flour—Self raising per lb. 8 1 5 Beef— Sirloin, without bone. per lb. 8 0½ Sirloin per lb. 10 10 Pork— Home killed loin per 1b. 6 0½ Loin per 1b. 10 3 Potatoes—Old crop per 1b. 5 4 Tomatoes— Home-grown per lb. 4 0 2 11 Carrots per 1b. 11 1 0 Onions per 1b. 11 9 Apples— Dessert per lb. 2 2 Old Stock per lb. 1 5 Pears— Dessert per lb. 1 9½ Old Stock per lb. 1 5 Bananas per lb. 1 4½ 1 4 Oranges per 1b. 1 4 1 4 Tea—Medium priced per lb. 6 2 9 4 Sources:
United Kingdom—Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Netherlands—Central Bureau voor de Statistiek, s'Gravenhage.