HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 cc639-40W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many shops sell goods by weight(a) in metric units only and (b) in metric and other units; and what proportion this represents of (i) all shops and (ii) all goods sold. [4820]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Approximately 62,000 shops sell by weight. The Department has no information on the proportion of shops selling in metric units compared with the proportion selling in metric and other units.