§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish all papers examining the inclusion of the poll tax in the retail price index;
(2) if he will publish a calculation for the retail price index with poll tax payments replacing rates;
(3) what is his policy on including the poll tax in the retail price index;
(4) when he expects the report of the Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee.
§ Mr. LeeMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has asked the Retail Prices Index advisory committee to consider the effect of the abolition of domestic rates on the construction of the index. The report is expected shortly and an announcement will be made in due course.