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Mr. Durant
asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection when she expects to introduce proposals to amend the Weights and Measures Act to remove the imperial alternative in the making of prescribed quantity regulations.
Mr. Alan Williams
I appreciate that we shall in due course need to be able to phase out prescribed imperial quantity packaging, both in the consumer's interest and to enable us to comply in
| Tons | ||||||
| January-May | January-May | January-May | ||||
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | ||||
| Eggs, including dried and frozen (SITC(R) 025.0)— | ||||||
| EEC | … | … | … | 7,976 | 11,289 | 10,418 |
| Butter (SITC(R) 023.0)— | ||||||
| EEC | … | … | … | 92,461 | 111,538 | 139,043 |
| Commonwealth | … | … | … | 103,418 | 62,203 | 47,071 |
| Rest of World | … | … | … | 6,546 | 315 | 170 |
| Cheese and curd (SITC(R) 024.0)— | ||||||
| EEC | … | … | … | 39,239 | 30,128 | 40,024 |
| Commonwealth | … | … | … | 33,266 | 2,646 | 8,317 |
| Rest of World | … | … | … | 3,049 | 1,334 | 1,112 |
| Dried milk and cream (SITC(R) 022.2)— | ||||||
| EEC | … | … | … | 13,995 | 8,807 | 9,641 |
| Commonwealth | … | … | … | 1,412 | 99 | 0 |
| Rest of World | … | … | … | 1,158 | 21 | 2,060 |