§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) when he received the report of Lady Attlee's metric sense campaign; and what conclusions he has reached;
(2) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that metric units are user friendly;
(3) whether his Department has carried out any study on the comprehension of metric units.
§ Mr. LeighLady Attlee first wrote to my Department about her campaign on 22 June 1987.
The Secretary of State announced the Government's proposals for ending the use of most imperial units on 2 July. The Department is currently preparing draft legislation and there will be further consultation when this work has been completed.
My Department has not carried out any studies on the comprehension of metric units but has received a number of studies from Lady Attlee.