HC Deb 10 June 1969 vol 784 c222W
22. Mr. Hastings

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what further progress has been made in metrication in Government building contracts.

Mr. Loughlin

Public sector building work is being steadily converted to metric measurements in accordance with the agreed programme of the British Standards Institution. In the Ministry about 460 metric projects, worth about £125 million will enter the design stage this year.