§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles
66Wnational product in real terms achieved by the British economy since 1950, the corresponding percentage increases in earnings from employment which would be associated with rates of inflation from nought to 10 per cent. per annum at 1 per cent. intervals, assuming that all forms of non-wage income increase at a rate equal to that of the assumed growth of gross national product in each case.
§ Mr. HigginsThe table is given below but has been restricted to intervals of 1 per cent. in the rates of growth in order to save space. As the figures show, the increases in each column are almost the same as those in the rate of growth so that intervening figures can readily be estimated. In addition to the assumptions mentioned in the question, the initial ratio of income from employment to other income has been taken as an average for the period 1965–69. The definition of inflation implicit in the question is that measured by the index of home costs per unit of output given in table 16 of the National Income Blue Book and thus excludes the effect of any changes in indirect taxes and subsidies or in import prices.
were temporarily imported into Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic in each month of each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HigginsThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hire cars registered in the Republic of Ireland entered Northern Ireland in each of the months of 1969 and 1970; and how many registered in Northern Ireland entered the Republic of Ireland in the same periods.
§ Mr. HigginsThis information is not available.