Weights And Measures Bill Lords

Order for Second Reading read.

10.35 pm

The Solicitor-General (Sir Patrick Mayhew)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill is a consolidation of the law relating to weights and measures, which was last consolidated in 1963. It has been examined by the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills, which has reported that, as amended by it, it represents pure consolidation.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.

Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House.— [Mr. Archie Hamilton.]

Committee tomorrow.