§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the effect of not indexing excise duties in the 1991 Budget, by product, on(a) inflation and (b) revenues in 1991–92 and a full year.
§ Mr. RyderThe effects of revalorising excise duties on the revenue yield and the retail prices index in 1991–92 and 1992–93 will be published in the autumn statement. The information requested will not be readily available before then.