§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the minimum size of purchase of Premium Bonds since 1979 in(a) cash terms and (b) constant prices. [177904]
§ Ruth KellyThe minimum purchase values for each purchase of Premium Bonds by adults for themselves since 1979 are as follows:
£ Date Cash value Current value1 January 1979 5 18 July 1985 10 20 July 1989 100 162 May 2004 100 100 1Adjusted to May 2004 prices using the RPI.