§ 78. Mrs. Middletonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider extending the terms of reference of the Committee on Weights and Measures Legislation so as to enable the committee to examine the position in relation to weighing and measuring appliances used on behalf of Government Departments, namely, the G.P.O.; and in Government-sponsored trade organisations, namely, the Milk Marketing Board.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe terms of reference of the Committee are already wide enough to cover the question of appliances used by Government Departments, and this will be examined by the Committee.118W Appliances used by such bodies as the Milk Marketing Board, which are already subject to Weights and Measures legislation, are also covered by the Committee's terms of reference.