§ 41. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration he has given to changing the basis of the Food Index to make it more representative of present day trends in food consumption.
§ Mr. David HowellThe weights assigned to the items included in the food group of the Index of Retail Prices and the items priced are revised each January. More frequent revisions are not practicable in an index of this type published monthly in less than five weeks after the date to which it relates.