§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the General Index of Retail Prices for each year since 1945.
§ Mr. BryanThe general retail prices index figures for the years 1948 to 1971, with the average level at 17th June, 1947, taken as 100, are as follows:
1948 108 1949 111 1950 114 1951 125 1952 136 1953 140 1954 143 1955 149 1956 157 1957 162 1958 167 1959 168 1960 170 1961 176 1962 183 1963 187 1964 193 1965 202 1966 210 1967 215 1968 225 1969 238 1970 253 1971 (January to October) 275 I regret that comparable figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.