Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 28 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 March 2002. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 March 2002 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, what the cost was of the recent prosecution of vendors using the imperial standard of measurement; and if she will make a statement on the public interest involved in the prosecution. - (Holding answer 14 March 2002).

Answer: Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was of the recent prosecution of vendors using the imperial standard of measurement; and if she will make a statement on the public interest involved in the prosecution. [40756] Miss Melanie Johnson: [holding answer 14 March 2002]: The enforcement of weights and measures legislation is an independent statutory responsibility for local authorities. In the prosecutions before the High Court recently, the vendors unsuccessfully sought to challenge the enforcement of the metric legislation made in 1994.

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