88. Mr. Rossasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the necessity for taking action to bring wholesale dealings in non-prepacked foodstuffs within the purview of the Sale of Food (Weights and Measures) Act, 1926, and thus provide protection for retailers against short weight in such articles.
§ Mr. BottomleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 20th January to my hon. Friend the Member for South Tottenham (Mr. Messer). When a general inquiry into weights and measures legislation is made, it will include the consideration of its application to the wholesale supply of food.