Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 July 2000. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 24 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To 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. - Includes fact that there have been no such prosecutions.

Answer: Mr. Evans: To 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. Howells: The 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.

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