§ Mr. Durantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection when she expects to introduce proposals to amend the Weights and Measures Act to remove the imperial alternative in the making of prescribed quantity regulations.
Mr. Alan WilliamsI appreciate that we shall in due course need to be able to phase out prescribed imperial quantity packaging, both in the consumer's interest and to enable us to comply in
Tons January-May January-May January-May 1973 1974 1975 Eggs, including dried and frozen (SITC(R) 025.0)— EEC … … … 7,976 11,289 10,418 Butter (SITC(R) 023.0)— EEC … … … 92,461 111,538 139,043 Commonwealth … … … 103,418 62,203 47,071 Rest of World … … … 6,546 315 170 Cheese and curd (SITC(R) 024.0)— EEC … … … 39,239 30,128 40,024 Commonwealth … … … 33,266 2,646 8,317 Rest of World … … … 3,049 1,334 1,112 Dried milk and cream (SITC(R) 022.2)— EEC … … … 13,995 8,807 9,641 Commonwealth … … … 1,412 99 0 Rest of World … … … 1,158 21 2,060