§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection pursuant to the written reply to the hon. Member for Faversham (Mr. Moate) on 1st December 1975 and to the oral reply to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Mr. Jessel) on 8th March 1976, whether it is now her intention to allow liquid milk for domestic use to be sold, after December 1979, in imperial quantities.
Mr. Alan WilliamsBased on the request from the dairy industry it is my intention to permit the present pint-size bottle to be retained. Under the EEC directive on pre-packaged liquids we shall also have to allow round metric sizes to be sold.