§ Mr. Grovesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of bulk barrels of beer brewed and the number of proof gallons of spirits distilled during the year ended 30th September, 1939?
§ Sir J. SimonThe information required is as follows:
Bulk barrels of beer brewed … 25,691,324 Proof gallons of spirits distilled … 88,755,187
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give the quantities of malt, corn, rice, maize, glucose sugar, and hops used in brewing during the year ended 30th September, 1939?
24Wproduced motor spirit, there were in operation 13 low-temperature carbonisation plants and one hydrogenation plant.
Following is a detailed table showing the output of the various plants in 1938:
§ Sir J. SimonThe quantities of materials used in brewing beer in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the year ended 30th September, 1939, were as follow:
Cwts. Malt 9,884,876 Unmalted Corn 9,910 Rice, rice grits, flaked rice, maize grits, flaked maize and other similar preparations 734.771 Sugar, including its equivalent of Syrups, glucose and saccharum 1,986,485 Hops 285,715 Preparations of hops 113 Hop substitutes 13
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantities of malt and unmalted corn, rice, maize, sugar, and molasses, used for distilling during the year ended 30th September, 1939?
§ Sir J. SimonThe particulars required are as follow:
Cwts. (a) Malted Grain— Barley 2,184,342 Rye 480 (b) Unmalted Grain— Maize 2,090,165 Rye 10,780 Oats 41,328 Barley 2,829 Wheat 11,173 (c) Rice Nil (d) Sugar Nil (e) Molasses 7,219,510