§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage change in the value of the £ sterling
EXCHANGE RATES FOR £1 AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS Percentage changes 1st November 1977 2nd October 1978 1st November 1978 Past Year (a) Past Month (b) Belgian Franc … 64.6500 60.0700 57.7900 -10.6 -3.8 Dutch Guilder … 4.4475 4.1310 3.9674 -10.8 -3.9 Deutschemark … 4.1250 3.8105 3.6829 -10.7 -3.3 Norwegian Krone … 10.0250 10.0963 9.8762 -1.5 -2.2 Danish Krone … 11.1875 10.5447 9.9511 -11.1 -5.6