HC Deb 22 December 1972 vol 848 c507W
Mr. Molloy

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he is satisfied that the statutory duties imposed upon weights and measures inspectors are sufficient to enable them to enforce the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act.

Sir G. Howe

Weights and measures inspectors are under no statutory obligation to enforce the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act.