Weights and Measures Laboratory

HC Deb 08 February 1994 vol 237 c230W

Mr. Wiggin

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will specify the amounts received by the National Weights and Measures Laboratory from outside work during the financial year 1992–93 and the first six months of the current period, broken down by industrial sector.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The National Weights and Measures Laboratory received the following income from outside work during the financial year 1992–93 and in the first six months of the current period:

	1992–93	11993
	£	£
Income from local authorities	93,887	10,501
Income from manufacturers of weighing and measuring equipment	394,901	257,015
Total income	488,788	267,516
11 April 1993 to 30 September 1993

Most income from local authorities comes in the second half of the financial year.