§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change in the real exchange rate of the £ sterling based on (a) gross domestic product 468W deflators and (b) relative export prices since the fourth quarter of 1976 against the United States dollar, the Japanese yen and each of the European Economic Community six currencies for the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will publish the current nominal exchange rate and the average rate for the latest convenient period.
§ Mr. Ian StewartTheOfficial Report is not a statistical abstract. The information requested is available in the normal sources.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the exchange rate between the £ sterling and the European currency unit on 1 January and 1 July for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is as follows:
£/ecu exchange rate 1 January 1 July 1980 0.6465 0.6048 1981 0.5475 0.5504 1982 0.5677 0.5527 1983 0.6003 0.5831 1984 0.5707 0.5939 1985 0.6144 0.5650 1986 0.6153 — Where these dates fall on a weekend or a bank holiday the rate for the last working day preceding the day in question is given.