HL Deb 26 June 1980 vol 410 cc1862-3WA
Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the current worth of the ½p as a percentage of its value on the first date of issue of the coin.

Lord COCKFIELD

The purchasing value of the half penny coin in May 1980 was equivalent to 29 per cent. of its value in February 1971, the date of decimalisation.