Oral Answers to Questions — Cost-of-Living (Index Figure).

– in the House of Commons at on 17 November 1931.

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Photo of Colonel Harry Nathan Colonel Harry Nathan , Bethnal Green North East

43.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes to take steps for the preparation of a cost-of-living index appropriate to the conditions of the present time in substitution for the pre-War cost-of-living index now in use?

Photo of Sir Henry Betterton Sir Henry Betterton , Rushcliffe

This question has been examined on several occasions in recent years and the decision has been uniformly against altering the existing series of index numbers. I do not at present contemplate any departure from this policy but I propose to keep the matter under observation.