HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 c572W
Mr. Keen

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he introduced legislation requiring carpets to be sold only by the square metre. [11770]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The Price Marking Order 1991 was amended in 1994 by the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1994 to require the unit price of products sold by area to be given by reference to the square metre. The unit price may also be given in imperial units, provided that they are not displayed more prominently than the metric units.