§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will exercise his powers under the Weights and Measures Act, 1963, so as to require cooking oil to be sold in prescribed quantities.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Weights and Measures Act, 1963, requires liquid cooking oil when prepacked to be marked with an indication of quantity either by net weight or capacity. A draft E.E.C. directive which would affect this industry's choice of sizes is currently under discussion in Brussels and I would prefer to 255W postpone action until this has come into effect.