§ Mrs. Sally Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the annual cost, in the latest year for which figures are available, of the maintenance of the Weights and Measures Inspectorate to the central Government.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe cost of the Weights and Measures Inspectorate which was £4.3 million in 1970–71 is met entirely by local authorities but the Government contribute indirectly by way of rate support grant.