§ Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, in view of recent survey evidence of overcharging of customers using stamped brim glasses, he will bring into force section 43 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.
§ Mr. ForthLast year the Department introduced revised regulations for the construction of beer measures; and coincidently the Brewers Society published guidelines on the proper use of these measures by bar staff when dispensing beer.
These initiatives, which seek to accommodate local preferences for the way in which beer is served, are designed to encourage licensees to use the glass most appropriate for the type of beer they are serving.
I therefore have no plans at present to implement section 43 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.
§ Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if, in the light of recent evidence of disregard by many establishments of the agreed code of practice on selling wine by the glass, he will now introduce legislation to enforce the code.
§ Mr. ForthSurveys carried out by individual local authorities generally continue to indicate an increasing level of compliance with the voluntary code of practice for sales of still table wines by the glass, particularly in the quantities in which wine is sold.
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