HC Deb 03 July 1979 vol 969 cc529-30W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will consider the introduction of an index similar to the Danish wage-regulating price index as a basis for calculating index-linked pensions and for other purposes.

Mr. Jim Lester

I have no plans to introduce a supplementary retail prices index, which, as with the Danish wage regulating prices index, excludes effects of indirect taxes on prices.