Disarray In UK Official Inflation Figures
EDM number 1665 in 2008-09, proposed by John Hemming on 15/06/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Statistics policy.
That this House notes the two official measures of inflation, the Retail Prices Index and Consumer Prices Index, and the disparity in figures between the two measures; further notes that in April 2009 one measure indicated inflation and the other indicated deflation in the British economy; further notes the confusion this caused in the broadcast media, causing the BBC to report inflation while ITN and Sky reported deflation; and believes that an urgent review of these measures of inflation should be undertaken so that a more coherent inflation index is introduced.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hemming | 15/06/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| John Leech | 16/06/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 16/06/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 16/06/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Mark Hunter | 17/06/2009 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Paul Holmes | 17/06/2009 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gregory Campbell | 17/06/2009 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 17/06/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 19/06/2009 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 23/06/2009 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Rowen | 02/07/2009 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 13/07/2009 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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