§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Paymaster General if he will list the average price used in compiling the retail prices index of (a) a pint of ordinary bitter, 1037 original gravity, and (b) of a standard measure, one-sixth of a gill, of a typical blended Scotch whisky in the years 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980 and 1985.
§ Mr. Lang[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 1986, c. 476]: National average prices for beer and whisky are not used in the compilation of the retail prices index. Average prices are compiled and published only for certain items of food.