§ 15. Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether the latest figures for the retail price index are consistent with the forecast for inflation which he made on his last visit to Bournemouth.
§ 29. Mr. James Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether the latest figures for the retail price index are consistent with the forecast for inflation which he made in Birmingham on 11th June 1978.
§ 30. Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether the latest figures for the retail price index are consistent with the forecast for inflation which he made in Bournemouth on 20th June 1978.
§ Mr. HattersleyYes. The inflation rate will settle and remain at or about the then rate—7.9 per cent.—with small increases cancelled out by small reductions from month to month.
§ 18. Mr. Whitneyasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is his forecast of the annual rate of inflation by the end of 1978.
§ 24. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is his latest estimate 2W of the annual rate of inflation at the end of 1978.
§ Mr. HattersleyI expect inflation to remain at or about 8 per cent. for the remainder of 1978.
§ 38. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the latest calculation of price inflation.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe retail prices index has risen by 7.4 per cent. over the year to June.