§ Mr. Neubertasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest annual rate of inflation as measured by 765W the retail price index; and how much of the increase he estimates can be attributed to wage settlements in the current pay round.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe increase in the retail prices index in the year to February 1979 was 9.6 per cent. It is not possible to make a reliable estimate of the proportion of the increase attributable to wage settlements in the current pay round.