Basic Food Prices

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 May 1971.

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Photo of Mr James Wellbeloved Mr James Wellbeloved , Erith and Crayford 12:00, 10 May 1971

I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has reminded us of that. It may well be so, but, despite the evidence of worldwide inflationary trends, the Prime Minister promised—as my hon. Friend the Member for Ardwick said, it was his special election offer—that he would halt the rise in food prices at a stroke. Yet we have heard this afternoon that, despite that solemn pledge, which conned many a decent housewife into neglecting her family responsibilities and led her to vote Tory, food prices have risen by 10 per cent.