§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection by how much the general level of prices is above or below that prevailing in London in each of the other capital cities of EEC countries according to the latest available information.
§ Mr. MaclennanAccording to estimates produced by the Statistical Office of the European Communities, comparative levels, based on a survey of prices carried out in October 1975, are as follows:
CONSUMER PURCHASING POWER PARITIES FOR THE EEC CAPITALS (LONDON = 100) Bonn … … … 129 Paris … … … 131 Rome … … … 101 Amsterdam … … … 119 Brussels … … … 122 Luxembourg … … … 113 Dublin … … … 98 Copenhagen … … … 147 These estimates are based on appropriate selections of goods and services normally consumed by households in each country, but excluding health and housing. An explanation of the methods used, together with further details of the estimates, is given in the Department of Employment Gazette (Vol. 85 No. 5).