§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in the light of the Fourth Report of the Metrication Board, if he will make a further statement on Government policy towards metrication.
§ Mr. EmeryWe are still considering the report of the board and are also in continuing touch with industry and consumer interests on problems connected with the adoption of metric units. But at this stage I cannot add to what was stated in the White Paper on Metrication, published last year.