§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of infla- 216W tion in Scotland in 1973; and what is its projected rate for 1974.
§ Mr. DellThis information is not available. For the United Kingdom as a whole the rate of increase in the retail price index during the 12 months to December 1973 was 10.6 per cent. During the 12 months to October 1974 —the latest for which information is available—the rate of increase was 17.1 per cent.