§ Mr. Neubertasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the internal purchasing power of the £ sterling has 330W declined since decimal day; and whether he has any proposals for revising the currency system to take account of this.
§ Mr. LawsonBetween February 1971 and October 1979 the internal purchasing power of the £ sterling declined by 67 per cent. I have no proposals for revising the currency system to take account of this change in internal purchasing power.