§ 52. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will use his powers under the Weights and Measures Act to ensure that liquid and powdered detergents are sold in standardised quantities.
§ Mr. RidleyI have this question much in mind, but I hope we can work towards E.E.C. standard quantities and I am consulting to this end.
§ 55. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to protect the consumer from deception by the manufacturers of cosmetics which are sold in small containers concealed within larger ones.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Weights and Measures Act, 1963, requires packages of cosmetics to bear a statement of the weight or 211W capacity or contents on the outer container. I agree that the variety of permissible units makes comparison the more difficult. I am discussing a rationalisation of these units with the trade.
§ 71. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will use his powers under the Weights and Measures Act to ensure that hair sprays and lacquers are sold in standardised quantities.
§ Mr. RidleyI am looking further into the current marking requirements, but it is virtually impossible on technical grounds to prescribe standard quantities for commodities which are sold in aerosols.