§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give an estimate of the increase in the cost-of-living index figure of a further increase of ½ p on each class of postage charge based upon the results of the last increases when made.
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§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe estimated direct effect on the General Index of Retail Prices of an increase of ½ p in the charges for first and second class inland letters would be a rise of 0.04 per cent.