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asked the Minister of Food whether he will publish a list of price changes in basic subsidised foods authorised from October, 1951, to date.
I will circulate a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Can the right hon. and gallant Gentleman say, very briefly, whether the price changes from October, 1951, to the present date are better than or worse than the price changes from 1945–51, which he has already circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT?
| LIST OF PRICE CHANGES IN BASIC SUBSIDISED FOODS AUTHORISED BETWEEN 1ST OCTOBER, 1951 AND 1ST APRIL, 1954 | |||||||||
| Commodity | Unit | Increase | Decrease | ||||||
| Date | Amount | Date | Amount | Net Increase | |||||
| d. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||
| Bread | 1¾b. loaf | 16 Mar., 1952 | 1 | ½ | — | — | 1 | ½ | |
| Flour (plain) | 3 lb. | 16 Dec., 1951 | 1 | — | — | 7 | ¾ | ||
| 16 Mar., 1952 | 3 | ¾ | |||||||
| 5 Apr., 1953 | 3 | ||||||||
| Meat (carcase) | 1 lb. | 15 June, 1952 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |||
| Bacon | 1 lb. | 30 Dec., 1951 | 10 | 16 Aug., 1953 | 4¼ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 Oct., 1952 | 7 | ¾ | |||||||
| Butter | 1 lb. | 5 Oct., 1952 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 Sept., 1953 | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 Feb., 1954 | 4 | ||||||||
| Margarine | 1 lb. | 5 Oct., 1952 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |||
| 6 Sept., 1953 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cooking fat and lard. | 1 lb. | 5 Oct., 1952 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |||
| 6 Sept., 1953 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sugar | 1 lb. | 5 Oct., 1952 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ½ | ||
| 6 Sept., 1953 | ½ | ||||||||
| Milk (liquid) | 1 pint | 1 Dec., 1951 | ½ | 1 May, 1953 | ½ | 1 | |||
| 1 July, 1952 | ½ | 1 Nov., 1953 | ½ | ||||||
| 1 July, 1953 | ½ | ||||||||
| 1 Aug., 1953 | ½ | ||||||||
| Cheese | 1 lb. | 30 Dec., 1951 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 Oct., 1952 | 2 | ||||||||
| 21 Feb., 1954 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tea | 1 lb. | 15 June, 1952 | 10 | — | — | 10 | |||
| Ware potatoes | 7 lb. | 1 Aug., 1952 | ¾ | — | — | ¾ | |||