§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of duty on beer per standard barrel on 1st August, 1914, and 1st August, 1939, and at the present time, and the comparative consumption in standard barrels in the years 1914, 1939 and 1942?
§ Sir K. WoodThe amounts of the beer duty per standard barrel have been and are:
£ s. d. 1st August, 1914 7 9 1st August, 1939 4 0 0 13th April, 1943 14 1 10½ Comparative consumption:
Calendar Year Standard Barrels. 1914 34,190,000 1939 19,350,000 1942 18,670,000