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Weights And Measures (Coal)

Volume 644: debated on Thursday 20 July 1961

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33.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed in the Weights and Measures (No. 2) Bill to require a person in charge of a lorry to record the net weight of coal carried when the vehicle is weighed at a weighbridge.

The hon. Member will doubtless have seen that the Bill does require this.

Is the President of the Board of Trade aware that we welcome the fact that the Bill has now come before the general public in its first stages? There is acute concern about the weight of coal. We welcome this provision.

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asked the President of the Board of Trade whether power will be sought in the Weights and Measures (No. 2) Bill to require that coal will be packaged or bagged when delivered by a lorry containing supplies for more than one customer.

The hon. Member will doubtless have seen that the Bill does not require this.

Will the right hon. Gentleman have a look at this again in the light of the acute anxiety about the weight of coal?

I think that this provision is in line with the desire of consumers in many parts of the country, but doubtless this will be discussed at a later stage.