§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish a table showing, for each of the years 1946 to 1968, inclusive, the proportion that the average price for that year of one pint of standard milk bore to the average price for that year of one pint of mild ale, best draught bitter, light bottled ale and whisky, respectively.
§ Mr. HoyThe information requested by the hon. Member is not available for all the years or in the detail requested, but the table below shows the proportion210W of the average price of one pint of ordinary milk to the price typically charged in the public bar for one pint of draught bitter beer and to the price of one bottle of proprietary Scotch whisky for each of the years 1956 to 1968 inclusive.
Year Price of one pint of milk as a percentage of price of one pint of bitter beer Price of one pint of milk as a percentage of price of one bottle of whisky 1956 42.6 1.7 1957 43.8 1.8 1958 43.1 1.7 1959 48.4 1.7 1960 48.4 1.7 1961 44.4 1.6 1962 45.1 1.6 1963 44.1 1.7 1964 42.3 1.7 1965 42.0 1.6 1966 41.3 1.5 1967 42.9 1.6 1968 42.7 1.8–1.6 (price range)