Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 April 2025. It occurred during Debate on bill on Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords].
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]
This is all very important. There has been some merriment about the pint, but in the novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” by George Orwell, the hero goes into a pub, and somebody there laments the fact that the despotic regime has just abolished the pint and forced people to drink litres. The road to serfdom is paved by many steps such as this. By the way, when I was Minister for consumer affairs many years ago, we regularly banned things. We did not need this Bill.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 765 c221
- Session
- 2024-26
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Consumers Enforcement EU law Labelling Electronic commerce Ministerial powers Protection Parliamentary scrutiny Measurement Standards Regulation Safety Products Trade Supply chains Fire hazards Lithium-ion batteries
- Legislation
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (HL) 2024-26
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- 2025-09-05 20:07:51 +0100
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