HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc375-6W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the substitution of hectares in place of acres in official forms issued by his Department has been instituted in response to public demand.

Mr. Wiggin

Metrication in agriculture was introduced at the specific request of the farming industry with the full backing of its ancillary industries. The adoption of metric usage by the Department has been kept in line with change within the industry.

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