§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for the retail prices index following the abolition of the community charge and its replacement by the council tax.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI intend to reconvene the retail prices index advisory committee with the following terms of reference
To advise the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implication for the RPI of the abolition of the community charge and its replacement by the council tax; to review progress on implementing the committee's previous recommendation on the inclusion in the index of expenditure on holidays; and to review the present treatment in the index of new cars. In framing its recommendations the committee is asked to take account of the practices in other European Community countries.