§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT as much detailed information as may be readily available giving the actual prices charged in the Members' Dining Room, Cafeteria and Tea Room over the longest period of time, showing where prices have risen and by what amounts, and, during this period, the increased costs for wages of the staff, rent, rates, or other overheads for which charges have to be met.
Dr. BennettI have been asked to reply.
Details are given below of actual prices charged in the Members' Dining Room, Members' Cafeteria and Members' Tea Room, also the increase in cost of staff wages, from February 1971 to June 1973. To obtain the information requested in the latter part of the hon. Member's Question would involve disproportionate expense.
§ Mrs. FennerThere was a net reduction of 4,100 in the number of regular whole-time agricultural workers in England and Wales between 1970 and 1971 and 2,300 between 1971 and 1972. These represent about 2 per cent. and 1 per cent. respectively of the total full-time labour force. Figures for 1973 are not yet available.