§ Mr. Snapeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will compare the cost, as at October 1979, of the following items with that 12 months before as a percentage of the average wage in each case; pint of beer, bottle of whisky,
PRICES AS PERCENTAGES OF INCOME October 1978 October 1979 1 pint of beer (bottled/canned) … … … 0.6 0.6 1 bottle of whisky … … … 6.4 5.7 1 bottle of wine based aperitif* … … … 2.2 2.0 1 bottle of gin … … … 6.3 5.8 20 cigarettes … … … 0.8 0.8 1 large loaf … … … 0.4 0.4 1 pint of milk (ordinary) … … … 0.2 0.2 1 lb. sirloin of beef (without bone) … … … 2.6 2.6 1 lb. loin of pork (with bone) … … … 1.5 1.3 1 lb. breast of lamb (home killed) … … … 0.6 0.5 1 lb. beef sausages … … … 0.7 0.6 1 lb. Cheddar type cheese … … … 1.1 1.1 1 lb. chicken (roasting, frozen) … … … 0.7 0.8 1 kWh electricity … … … 0.05 0.05 1 therm gas … … … 0.3 0.3 1 gallon four-star petrol … … … 1.1 1.4 Bus fare Westminster to Putney (single) … … … 0.7 0.8 Underground fare Westminster to East Putney … … … 0.7 0.7 Train fare Waterloo to Putney (single) … … … 0.5 0.4 Stamp for letter (2nd class minimum) … … … 0.1 0.1 * October-November of each year.