§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on his Department's national survey in which evidence is produced to show that housewives are having to spend £2.32p per head on food; and why this figure has risen by 13p over the previous quarter.
§ Mr. PriorMost of the increase of 13p in the average expenditure on food per person per week was due to price increases, many of them due to normal seasonal factors, but there was also some improvement in the standard of food purchased.