§ Mr. Spearingasked the Prime Minister if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT proposals of the Government for adopting metric standards of weight, volume, distance, and speed for everyday purposes, stating, for each proposal, the dates fixed for their introduction together with details of any Act or Regulation concerned and any power now possessed by Parliament to change or negative any of these proposals.
§ Sir J. EdenI have been asked to reply.
The use of metric standards of weight, volume and length, and by implication of speed, is permitted under the Weights and Measures Act, 1963, in all cases except where a requirement to use specified imperial measures is imposed by law. As the hon. Member knows I am proposing to publish a White Paper on metrication. 45W I should not wish to anticipate any reference which it might contain to future legislative proposals.