asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage deviation of the £ sterling above and below the central rate of the European monetary system each month since its inauguration.

The information is as follows:

	Percentage change of sterling against its notional ecu central rate
End-month	1979	1980	1981	1982
January	—	+2·7	+25·4	+7·2
February	—	+4·6	+19·8	-0·7
March	+1·2	+7·9	+0·2	-0·5
April	+3·0	+5·2	+1·0	-2·6
May	+4·0	+8·0	+2·3	-2·2
June	+5·4	+7·0	-0·6
July	+8·3	+7·4	-2·4
August	+7·8	+10·2	-2·4
September	+0·1	+10·8	-8·3
October	-1·7	+17·5	+2·7
November	-0·1	+15·5	+6·5
December	+0·4	+18·6	+6·1

The notional central rate of sterling against the ecu is reset after each realignment to reflect the prevailing market rates and the realignment itself; and was adjusted on 24 September and 30 November 1979, 23 March and 5 October 1981 and 22 February and 12 June 1982.