HL Deb 26 July 1982 vol 434 cc117-8WA
Lord Chelwood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which bodies consulted by the Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards favoured legislation to regulate the quantity of wine sold by the glass and which had any major reservation; and

Whether they will now summarise the conclusions and recommendations of the Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards on prescribed quantities of wine sold by the glass; whether they are broadly in agreement with them and what action they propose to take.

Lord Cockfield

It is for the Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards (LACOTS) to publish, in whatever way they think fit, the outcome of their consultations about the sale of wine by the glass. So far as their recommendations and conclusions are concerned, my honourable friend the Minister for Consumer Affairs is considering the contents of the report sent to him on 24th June 1982 and its recommendation for some form of statutory control. A meeting is being arranged with LACOTS to review the situation and consider their report.