§ Mr. Hugh Fraserasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give all
Currency Rate at end-January 1970 Rate at close on 7th October 1976 Percentage change in rate United States dollar … … … 2.4025 1.6685 —30.5 French fran … … … 13.3170 8.2600 —38.0 Deutschemark … … … 8.8610 4.0750 —54.0 Lira … … … 1,512.20 1,403.75 —7.2 Swiss franc … … … 10.3450 4.0875 —60.5 Danish kroner … … … 180130 9.7450 —45.9 Swedish kroner … … … 12.4160 7.1000 —42.8 Belgian fran … … … 119.2900 62.4500 —47.6 Dutch guilder … … … 8.7330 4.2525 —51.3 Yen … … … 859.3300 480.5000 —44.1 South African rand … … … 1.7210 1.4510 —15.7