§ Mr. Speedasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) by how much the price of bread, potatoes, and red meat at the latest convenient date 157W exceeds the price ruling 12 months previously;
(2) by how much the price of bread, potatoes, and red meat at the latest convenient date exceeds the price ruling in October, 1964.
§ Mr. Hoy:The following table gives the information available on the retail prices of these foodstuffs in October, 1964, March, 1969 and March, 1970. As the basis on which average prices of individual foodstuffs are collected was altered in 1967, only limited comparisons are possible between the October, 1964 figures and those for the two later dates.
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF BREAD, POTATOES AND RED MEAT (PER LB. UNLESS OTHERWISESTATED) October 1964 March 1969 March 1970 BREAD s. d. s. d. s. d. White wheat bread, 1¾lb. … 1 2 — — White, wrapped and sliced l¾lb … — 1 8 1 9 White, unwrapped, 1¾lb. … — 1 7 1 8 White, 14 oz. … — 11 1 0 Brown, 14 oz. … 11 1 1 1 2 POTATOES Old … 3½ — — Old, white. loose … — 4 5½ Old, red, loose … — 4½ 6 BEEF, HOME KILLED Chuck … — 6 0 6 3 Sirloin (without bone) … 6 9 7 11 8 7 Silverside (without bone) … — 7 6 8 0 Back ribs (with bone) … — 5 3 5 6 Fore ribs (with bone) … — 5 1 5 5 Brisket (with bone) … 2 8 3 4 3 5 Rump steak … — 10 1 10 10 LAMB, HOME KILLED Lain (with bone) … — 6 2 6 7 Breast … — 1 10 2 0 Best end of neck … — 4 9 5 0 Shoulder (with bone) … — 4 5 4 7 Leg (with bone) … — 5 11 6 5 LAMB, IMPORTED Loin (with bone) … — 4 9 5 0 Breast … — 1 2 1 3 Best end of neck … — 3 10 4 0 Shoulder (with bone) … — 3 6 3 7 Leg (with bone) … — 5 2 5 5 MUTTON Leg (with bone) … 3 8 — — PORK, HOME KILLED Leg (foot off) … 4 3 5 1 5 7 Belly … — 3 3 3 6 Loin (with bone) … 5 0 6 0 6 7 Sources The prices given for October, 1964 are average prices compiled from returns collected by the former Ministry of Labour in seven large towns in Great Britain. The prices for March, 1969 and 1970 are averages derived from prices collected for the purposes of the Index of Retail Prices in 200 areas in the United Kingdom by the Department of Employment and Productivity.