Deregulation - Minutes of Evidence[Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 July 1998.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE DEREGULATION COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 7 JULY 1998

Members present:

Mr Peter L Pike, in the Chair

Mr David Chaytor	Dr Doug Naysmith
Mrs Jacqui Lait	Mr John Randall
Mr Ivan Lewis	Mr Ian Stewart
Mr Stephen McCabe

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CONTENTS

Examination of witnesses

MR JOHN ANTHONY, Technical Officer, MR MARTIN TUMELTY, Member, and MR DAVID PEWTER, Legal Metrology Manager, UK Weighing Federation, were examined.

Question Number

1 - 9

Examination of witnesses

MR RON GAINSFORD, Assistant Director and MR ERIC MELROSE, chairman, Metrology Focus Group, Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards; MR ALAN STREET, Chief Executive and MR CHRIS HOWELL, Lead Officer, Legal Metrology, Institute of Trading Standards Administration, were examined.

Question Number

10 - 28

Examination of witnesses

MR PETER BADGER, Head of Legal Metrology, National Weights and Measures Laboratory and MISS GILLIAN RICHMOND, Legal Director, Legal Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, were examined.

Question Number

29 - 50

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Prepared 31 July 1998