§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Technology whether, in order to facilitate the new approach to Europe, he will now institute a study of the most rapid means of converting measurements into the metric system.
§ Mr. BennMy right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade announced in a Written Answer on 24th
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University/College Project Title Duration of Project Estimated Value of Contract £ University of Birmingham Examination of the cost to road haulage operators of higher braking standards and of plating. 1 year 1,565 University of Birmingham Study of effect on traffic flow of the opening of the M.5. 3 years 4,853 London School of Economics Development of network theory and its application to transport. 3 years 25,000 Imperial College, London Study of visual problems of night driving 2 years 2,070 Imperial College, London Research into composite steel concrete construction for bridge decks. 3 years 17,177 May, 1965 the Government's wish that British industry should adopt metric units sector by sector until the system became the primary system of weights and measures for the country as a whole. Responsibility for these matters has been transferred to my Department and my predecessor announced on the 28th March last the appointment of a Standing Joint Committee with industrial (both management and unions) and Government membership. Its task is to encourage, assist and review the progress of metrication in British industry. This is a complex task involving a number of studies and these are being pressed forward as quickly as possible.—[Vol. 713, c. 32.]