§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many traders in the Ribble Valley have been fined for trading in pounds and ounces; and how many of these fines have been contested. [131766]
§ Dr. HowellsThe responsibility for enforcing weights and measures legislation, including the use of the legal units of measurement, lies with local authorities. According to information supplied to the Department by Lancashire County Council there have been no prosecutions taken against traders in the Ribble Valley for failing to use grams and kilograms alongside ounces and pounds.