§ Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what changes in chapters A, B, C and D of the EEC directive on metrication have been made since 7th July 1976.
§ Mr. John FraserAs promised when the House debated a draft of this directive on 7th July 1976, a number of substantial changes were made before the directive—76/770/EEC—was finally adopted and published on 27th July 1976. The alterations to the chapters were that the hand, the horsepower and the millimetre of mercury—for medical purposes only—were moved from chapter B to chapter C.