§ 94. Mr. Doddsasked the President of the Board of Trade what consideration has been given in the interests of consumers to see that all pre-packed foods and soap powders are sold in pounds or simple fractions of a pound.
§ Mr. ErrollMy right hon. Friend is now consulting the interests concerned about his proposal to add certain foodstuffs to those which must be sold only in specified weights. It would not be practicable to extend this to all pre-packed foodstuffs. There is no power under existing legislation to apply such a provision to soap powders.