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Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what was the average price for home-grown and imported potatoes, respectively, during February 1976, November 1976 and February 1977.
Mr. Maclennan
The average retail prices of loose potatoes in pence per lb. were as follows:
| Homeproduced maincrop | Imported | ||
| maincrop | new | ||
| February 1976 | 11–12 | 10–12 | 14–20 |
| November 1976 | 10·5–11·5 | 9–11 | — |
| February 1977 | 10·5–11·5 | 9–11 | 14–20 |