HC Deb 08 June 1981 vol 6 c27W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent bank charges for personal accounts are reflected in the retail price index.

Mr. Waddington

Bank charges account for less than one-half of one-thousandth of household expenditure covered by the index; they are not one of the 350 representative items for which prices are at present collected.