HC Deb 07 March 1985 vol 74 c534W
Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the value of the pound sterling against the United States dollar, at six-monthly intervals from June 1979 to December 1984, and also the most up-to-date figure in March 1985.

Mr. Lawson

The information requested is as follows:

$/£ exchange rate*
June 1979 2.11
December 1979 2.20
June 1980 2.34
December 1980 2.35
June 1981 1.97
December 1981 1.91
June 1982 1.76
December 1982 1.62
June 1983 1.55
December 1983 1.44
June 1984 1.38
December 1984 1.19
March 1985† 1.07
* Monthly averages.
† Average of 1 and 4 March.

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