§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what was the average price of the most popular variety of bread eaten, expressed in pence per lb., in West Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America, on the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. StrangI have been asked to reply. The readily available information is shown below. I regret that this does not include the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia. The information for countries other than the United Kingdom is from their national publications, and these do 327W not indicate whether the prices they quote relate to the most popular varieties. The characteristics of the bread vary between
Country Month in 1976 Description Approximate equivalent price in pence per lb West Germany … … November … … Weibrot 31 France … … September … … Pain de 1 Kg. 11 September … … Pain Parisien 21 Italy … … July … … Pane 13 Belgium … … September … … Pain de menage 17 Irish Republic … … November … … White, sliced 12 United Kingdom … … November … … White 1¾ lbs. Wrapped and sliced. 11 U.S.A … … September … … White 21