§ 32. Sir WILLIAM WAYLANDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of standard barrels of beer brewed in May, 1931, and 1932, and the total amount of duty collected to 31st May, 1932, from the extra 31s per standard barrel of beer imposed in September, 1931?
§ Major ELLIOTThe figures asked for in the first part of the question are 1,498,000 standard barrels for May, 1931, and 1,247,000 for May, 1932. As regards the second part, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 7th June to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Wycombe, namely, that it is not possible to state what addition the increased duty has produced, since this depends on what the consumption would have been had there been no increase.