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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on the metrification of transport signs in the last three years; and what plans his Department has to convert transport signs to metric measurements in the UK.
[129380]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on the metrification of transport signs in the last three years; and what plans his Department has to convert transport signs to metric measurements in the UK.
[129380]
There has been no spending by this Department (including the Highways Agency) on the metrification of traffic signs in the last three years and there are no plans to change the law to allow the conversion of traffic signs in Great Britain to metric measurements. Traffic signing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and subject to separate regulations.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 12 July (WA 279) concerning Thames Water leakages, why they used metric rather than imperial measures, and whether, in future, they will use only imperial measures or quote both measures.[HL1676]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 12 July (WA 279) concerning Thames Water leakages, why they used metric rather than imperial measures, and whether, in future, they will use only imperial measures or quote both measures.[HL1676]
Metric units of measurement were adopted as the primary system of measurement by the public sector and for the majority of trade uses on 1 October 1995. Failure to adopt the metric system would have had a negative effect on the UK's international competitiveness. However, imperial units can continue to be used as supplementary indications alongside metric units for as long as businesses or the public find them useful. Whether to use imperial units alongside metric ones is a decision for the public sector organisation or business concerned, taking into account the needs of the audience and the business case. I understand that there are no plans to report leakage in imperial measures.