§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will compare the average retail price of one litre of milk with the average retail price of one litre of (a) mineral water, (b) soda water and (c) Indian tonic water, for each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and at the latest date available.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe average price of milk recorded in the Department of Employment's survey of retail prices is as follows. Neither this survey, nor the national food survey, separately identify the prices of mineral water, soda water or Indian tonic water.
Average retail price (p/litre) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 (May) 25.3 29.0 32.6 35.5 37.0 37.0