§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Fulham (Mr. Carrington) on units of measurement, of 2 July,Official Report, column 99, when his Department will begin consultation about the implementation and timing of the EC directive on units of measurement referred to in the debate on European Communities Document No. 4102/89 on 11 April 1989, Official Report, column 858.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 12 July 1991]: My Department has already consulted interested parties about implementing the units of measurement directive and the timing of phasing out certain imperial units. The Department is preparing drafts of the implementing legislation. There will be further consultation when this work has been completed.