§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list in the Official Report the retail price, including tax, of (a) a pint of beer, (b) a bottle of whisky and (c) a bottle of Spanish sherry, in September of 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978, all figures at constant 1977 prices;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the retail price including tax of a gallon of four-star petrol in September 1970,
September 1977=100 September 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 Retail prices indices: All items … … 39.7 75.7 86.5 100.0 107.8 Beer … … — 73.7 85.6 100.0 106.7 Wines and spirits … … — 81.3 90.6 100.0 103.3 Petrol … … 40.8 90.7 — 100.0 97.3 Cigarettes … … — 73.6 80.5 100.0 105.4 Ratio of retail prices indices to "all items" index: Beer … … — 97.4 99.0 100.0 99.0 Wines and spirits … … — 107.4 104.7 100.0 95.8 Petrol … … 102.8 119.8 — 100.0 90.3 Cigarettes … … — 97.2 93.1 100.0 97.8