To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his forecast for the annual rate of inflation to the fourth quarter of the current year.

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor will publish a new forecast with his autumn statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many countries in the EEC currently have a higher inflation rate than the United Kingdom.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Rutherglen (Mr. McAvoy).

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the rate of inflation and what is the average rate of inflation for those countries which were in the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system on 1 July, measured on a comparable basis.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the underlying rate of inflation; and what is the average rate of inflation for those countries which were in the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system on 1 July, measured on a comparable basis.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the underlying rate of inflation; and what is the average rate of inflation for those countries which were in the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system on 1 July, measured on a comparable basis.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the underlying rate of inflation; and what is the average rate of inflation for those countries which were in the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system on 1 July, measured on a comparable basis.

The underlying rate of inflation for the United Kingdom, as measured by the RPI excluding mortgage interest payments (MIPS) and community charge, was 8·3 per cent. in September 1990. For those countries in the ERM on 1 July 1990, average consumer price inflation was, in August, 4·2 per cent. on a comparable basis.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current underlying rate of inflation; and what are the rates of inflation for the same period measured on a comparable basis for (a) France, (b) West Germany and (c) Italy.

The following is the annual rate of consumer price inflation, excluding owner occupiers' costs from all indices:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the rates of inflation in (a) Britain, (b) France, (c) West Germany and (d) Holland, measured on a comparable basis.

The following is the annual rate of consumer price inflation, excluding owner occupiers' costs from all indices: