§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether his Department intends to extend the local price survey scheme beyond 31st March 1978; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaclennanFollowing the proved and increasingly recognised success of the local price survey, we have decided to continue financing surveys for a further 12 months from 1st April 1978. Because of the importance of ensuring that com-
£000 Region Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Northern … … … … 187,537 35,220 22,841 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … … 263,056 43,401 22,284 North-West … … … … 309,643 87,550 52,238 East Midlands … … … … 154,925 36,415 11,558 West Midlands … … … … 277,204 52,429 27,689 Eastern … … … … 202,900 53,047 25,336 South-East … … … … 228,014 53,612 58,596 Greater London … … … … 851,143 126,178 150,389 South-West … … … … 135,582 42,498 21,073 2,610,004 530,350 392,004