Written question asked by Laurence Robertson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 October 2005. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 October 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Beer Measures

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions he has had with the pub industry about the serving of full pints of beer; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 14 October 2005]: I had a useful meeting with representatives of CAMRA, the British Beer and Pub Association and the Local Authority Co-ordinating Body on Regulatory services (LACORS) about a year ago.It did not appear that there is a consensus on how to make progress on this issue, but we are continuing to consider the results of our consultations. We are at present in the course of revising the legislation dealing generally with weights and measures for food, and are aiming to publish a new Consolidated Food Order for consultation in the new year and this will take account of our conclusions on this issue.

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