Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list details of the increases in the price of potatoes in the west Yorkshire area over the past six months.
§ Mr. JackDetails of movements in retail prices are not available at an area level. The retail prices index represents the most accurate indicator available of price movements and is for the United Kingdom as a whole. Information on movements in the indices for potatoes for the period July 1994 to January 1995 is shown in the table.
§ Mr. JackThe number of letters received by Ministers in this Department from hon. Members and peers in January 1995 was 1,127.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many letters were sent to hon. Members last month by each Minister in the Department.
§ Mr. JackThe total number of letters sent to hon. Members and peers by Ministers in this Department in January 1995 was 962. Disaggregated figures for individual Ministers are not recorded.