PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT
TUESDAY 9 JUNE 1998
Members present:
Mr Peter L. Pike, in the Chair
| Mr David Chaytor | Mr Ivan Lewis
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| Mr Brian Cotter | Mr Stephen McCabe
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| Mr Andy King | Mr Denis Murphy
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait | |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 June at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 23 JUNE 1998
Members present:
Mr Ivan Lewis, in the Chair
| Mr Brian Cotter | Mr Stephen McCabe
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| Mr John Cryer | Mr Gordon Marsden
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| Mr Andy King | Mr Denis Murphy
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| Mr Oliver Letwin | Mr John Randall
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In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Ivan Lewis was called to the
Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 July at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 JULY 1998
Members present:
Mr Peter L. Pike, in the Chair
| Mr David Chaytor | Mr Denis Murphy
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| Mr Andy King | Mr John Randall
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| Mr Oliver Letwin | Mr Ian Stewart
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| Mr Ivan Lewis | |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr John Anthony, Technical Officer, Mr Mark Tumelty, Product and
Technology Director, and Mr David Pewter, Legal Metrology Manager,
UK Weighing Federation, were examined.
Mr Eric Melrose, Metrology Focus Group Chair, Aberdeenshire Council,
Mr Ron Gainsford, Secretariat, LACOTS; Mr Chris Howell, Lead Officer,
Legal Metrology, Mr Alan Street, Chief Executive, ITSA, were examined.
Mr Peter Badger, Head of Legal Metrology, National Weights and
Measures Laboratory, Miss Gillian Richmond, Legal Director, Department
of Trade and Industry, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 July at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 JULY 1998
Members present:
Mr Peter L. Pike, in the Chair
| Mr David Chaytor | Dr Doug Naysmith
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| Mr Andy King | Mr John Randall
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| Mr Stephen McCabe | Mr Ian Stewart
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| Mr Denis Murphy | |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 20 July at Three Thirty o'clock.
MONDAY 20 JULY 1998
Members present:
Mr Peter L. Pike, in the Chair
| Mr David Chaytor | Mr Stephen McCabe
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| Mr Andy King | Mr Gordon Marsden
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait | Mr Denis Murphy
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| Mr Oliver Letwin | Mr Ian Stewart
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| Mr Ivan Lewis | |
The Committee deliberated.
Dr Seton Bennett, Chief Executive, and Mr Shaun Hartigan, Legal
Adviser, National Weights and Measures Laboratory; Miss Gillian
Richmond, Legal Director, Department of Trade and Industry; were
examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 July at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 28 JULY 1998
Members present:
Mr Peter L. Pike, in the Chair
| Mr David Chaytor | Mr Stephen McCabe
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| Mr John Cryer | Mr Denis Murphy
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| Mr Andy King | Dr Doug Naysmith
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait | Mr Ian Stewart
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph. - (The Chairman.)
Paragraphs 1 to 7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 8 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 9 to 14 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 15 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 16 to 25 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 26 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 27 to 32 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 33 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 34 to 57 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 58 to 77 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 78 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 79 to 90 read and agreed to.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Ninth Report
of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
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