§ Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the prices of one pound of butter, one pound of beef, one pound of cheese and one pint of milk on 1 January 1973; and what are the latest prices.
§ Mr. WigginThe prices of one pound of Danish butter, one pound of chuck beef, one pound of Cheddar type cheese and one pint of ordinary milk as recorded by the Department of Employment for the January 1973 retail prices index were 25.1p, 54.4p. 31.9p and 5.5p respectively. 25W Comparable prices for May 1980, the latest available month, were 84.1p, 125.8p, 93.8p and 16.5p. During the same period the food price index increased by 207 per cent. and the prices apart from food by 190 per cent.