HC Deb 27 February 1991 vol 186 c505W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what inquiries he has made into the possible acquisition by theSunday Times from his Department of advance information of the retail prices index figures for January 1991.

Mr. Maples

There are no grounds to suppose that theSunday Times received any information before publication. The RPI for January 1991 was close to the prior expectations of many commentators.

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