§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new weighing and measuring machines have been submitted to his inspectors for type approval in each of the years 1979 to 1984, respectively, and what is the gross sum collected in each of those years in inspection fees.
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§ Mr. FletcherThe information available on weighing and measuring equipment submitted to the Department for pattern examination is as follows:
Number of Instruments submitted during year (excludes variants) and total income from new submissions and variant Financial year Number £ 1979–80 56 32,618 1980–81 28 88,795 1981–82 45 112,207 1982–83 89 137,290 1983–84 81 222,486