HC Deb 20 May 1946 vol 423 cc17-8W
109. Mr. Beswick

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that coke and manufactured fuels are not directly covered by the Weights and Measures Acts; that there is much lack of uniformity in local byelaws relating to weights and measures; and whether he will arrange for the immediate appointment of a committee of inquiry to go into the whole question of revising weights and measures legislation, especially in relation to fuel and the problem of retailers who receive short weight from their suppliers without any protection under existing Weights and Measures Acts.

Mr. Belcher

I am aware that the Weights and Measures Acts do not cover coke and manufactured fuels although some local authorities have taken powers to deal with this question. In addition, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Fuel and Power made arrangements during the past winter whereby short weight offences in coke and manufactured fuels can he dealt with under the Retail Coal Prices Order, 1941. As regards the last part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a similar Question by my hon. Friend the Member for South Bradford (Mr. Titterington) on 10th April.

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