HC Deb 19 January 1981 vol 997 cc32-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would expect a change in the exchange rate to have more or less effect proportionately on the cost of living as a change in the value of the green pound.

Mr. Lawson

The direct effect upon the retail price index of a 1 per cent. change in the exchange rate would be expected to be greater than that from a 1 per cent. change in the value of the green pound.

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