§ Mr. Stallardasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will instruct the Meteorological Office to continue to give temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade.
§ Mr. LambtonNo. The use and acceptance of the Centigrade scale of temperature is increasing all the time and it seems probable that eventually the Fahrenheit scale will fall into disuse. There are obvious disadvantages in having two scales of temperature but the Meteorological Office will always give inquirers, on request, temperatures in the Fahrenheit scale as well as in Centigrade.