§ Mr. A. Royleasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of full- and part-time civil servants employed in Weights and Measures departments throughout the United Kingdom in July, 1965, and July, 1966.
§ Mr. DarlingIn Great Britain, where enforcement duties in connection with weights and measures are discharged by local authorities, the Board of Trade employed 24 full-time civil servants in July, 1965, and 28 in July, 1966: there were
250Wno part-time staff. In Northern Ireland the Ministry of Commerce employed 23 full-time and 2 part-time staff on weights and measures work at both the above dates.