Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 16 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 July 2001. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Friday, 20 July 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent consultations his officials have had with officials of the Bank of England with regards to the use of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices as a measure of inflation.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4987; 372 c562W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Bank of England Inflation Prices Retail prices index

Link

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