asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the controlled retail price of sugar in the fourth quarter of 1974; what is the current retail price; and what was the average c.i.f landed price of imports from the Commonwealth in 1974.

According to the Department of Employment Gazette, the average retail price of a 2 lb. bag of granulated sugar was 14·8p in October 1974, 19·3p in November, 20·5p in December and 28·8p in April 1975. The average c.i.f. price, basis 96° polarisation, for raw sugar shipped under the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement in 1974 was about £120 per ton.