HC Deb 21 July 1977 vol 935 c694W
Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether he will publish in the Official Report the average retail price at the present time and in February 1974, of one pound of potatoes, one pint of milk, one pound of New Zealand butter, one pound of streaky smoked bacon, four ounces of instant coffee, one dozen standard eggs, one kilogramme of sugar, one pound of frozen peas, one pint of beer, 20 Benson and Hedges cigarettes, one gallon of four-star petrol, quarter-pound of tea, a standard loaf of bread, one pound of minced beef, and a standard packet of detergent.

Mr. Maclennan

The following table shows average retail prices, as collected for the General Index of Retail Prices, on 19th February 1974 and 14th June 1977: