§ Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the average price range of Australian imported wool in 163W 1971, 1972 and 1973 at any convenient date.
§ Sir G. HowePrecise information is not available. In December 1971 the cif United Kingdom price of the highest quality regularly quoted grade of Australian wool—merino 70s on a dry-combed basis—averaged 80p per kilo. The lowest quality regularly quoted grade—crossbred 58s on an oil-combed basis—averaged about 64p per kilo. The corresponding figures for December 1972 were 202p and 163p, and for December 1973, 325p and 234p.