HC Deb 16 May 1991 vol 191 c251W
20. Mr. Beaumont-Dark

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the inflation rate.

Mr. Norman Lamont

All-items RPI inflation was 8.2 per cent. in March. It is expected to fall sharply over the coming months to 4 per cent. in the fourth quarter of 1991.