§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the reply of 5 March to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds Official Report, column 447, by how much he expects the accommodation costs that are charged for type approval of weighing machines to be reduced by the transfer he has announced of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory from central London to Teddington.
§ Mr. FletcherOn present assumptions, I would expect a substantial saving on accommodation costs to be achieved when the national weights and measures laboratory moves to Teddington. However, it is too early to provide specific cost data at this stage.