§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to establish a comprehensive price index for nationalised industries for both goods and services and including sales to both the public and to industry.
§ Mr. BoothMy Department already publishes in theGazette in the table relating to the retail prices index a separate series for goods and services mainly produced by nationalised industries. My right hon. Friend has no plans to compile an index to cover in addition sales to industry.