§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the retail price of a pint of milk for the years 1960 to 1976.
§ Mr. BishopThe maximum retail prices of a pint of ordinary pasteurised milk in the United Kingdom between 1960 and 1976 are as follows:
Period Old Pence (d) per pint 27th September 1959 to 2nd April 1960 8d 3rd April 1960 to 1st October 1960 7½d 2nd October 1960 to 1st September 1962 8d 2nd September 1962 to 1st June 1963 8½d 2nd June 1963 to 28th September 1963 8d 29th September 1963 to 4th April 1964 8½d 5th April 1964 to 31st July 1965 9d 1st August 1965 to 1st April 1967 9½d 2nd April 1967 to 29th June 1968 10d 30th June 1968 to 26th July 1969 10½d 27th July 1969 to 30th August 1969 10d 31st August 1969 to 29th August 1970 11d 30th August 1970 to 14th February 1971 12d
Period New pence (p) per pint 15th February 1971 to 3rd July 1971 5p 4th July 1971 to 1st April 1972 5½p 2nd April 1972 to 29th July 1972 5p 30th July 1972 to 20th April 1974 5½p 21st April 1974 to 2nd November 1974 4½p 3rd November 1974 to 1st March 1975 5p 2nd March 1975 to 2nd August 1975 6p 3rd August 1975 to 1st November 1975 7p 2nd November 1975 to date 8½p