§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the movements in retail food price levels, month by month, from October, 1964, to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GodberThe following table shows the movement of the Index of Retail Food Prices from mid-October, 1964, to mid-September, 1972, the latest date for which information is available.
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§ Mr. Marksasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish addresses and telephone numbers to which complaints of food price increases should be made.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take action to publicise the telephone number of 01–839 7711 which should be called when complaints of rising food prices are to be made, by requesting the Post Office to exhibit same in all post offices, and local authorities to display same in their public buildings, and the various retail trade associations to advise all their members to exhibit same on their premises.
§ Mr. GodberThe Government are using advertisements in both the national and local Press to inform the public of the addresses and telephone numbers of Government offices—including the Ministry's 39 local offices—which are dealing with inquiries and complaints about prices.
So far as the Ministry's headquarters is concerned, in addition to the number referred to by the hon. Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Arthur Lewis), there is a specially installed number—01–839 8050—for this purpose.