§ Mr. Joplingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the official exchange rate of the £ sterling to the West German mark that was applicable on 1st January and 1st July each year since the signing of the Treaty of Accession.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe Treaty of Accession was signed by the Government of the United Kingdom on 22nd January 1972. The exchange rates of the West German mark to the pound sterling applicable on the first working days of January and July each year since then are given in the following table:
Date DM/£ rate 1972 3rd July 7.6300 1973 1st January 7.5045 2nd July 6.1888 1974 2nd January 6.3563 1st July 6.1175 1975 2nd January 5.6437 1st July 5.2212 1976 2nd January 5.3000 1st July 4.6176 1977 4th January 4.0075 1st July 4.0237 1978 3rd January 4.0546 3rd July 3.8539