HC Deb 15 February 1915 vol 69 cc903-4W
Sir GEORGE YOUNGER

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the number of barrels of beer at the standard gravity charged with duty in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, in the months of January, 1914, and January, 1915?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

The number of barrels of beer at the standard gravity charged with duty in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, in the months of January, 1914, and January, 1915, was as follows:—

January, 1914. January, 1915.
Standard Barrels. Standard Barrels.
England 2,221,176 1,731,200
Scotland 138,992 101,012
Ireland 376,288 298,251
United Kingdom 2,736,456 2,130,463