HC Deb 09 December 1958 vol 597 cc19-20W
Mr. Duthie

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the quantities of malt whisky and grain whisky, respectively, distilled in Scotland for the year ended 30th September, 1958, and the quantities of both distilled in the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Erroll

The quantities of malt spirit and of grain spirit distilled in Scotland and in the United Kingdom as a whole in the year ended 30th September, 1958, were as follows:

Proof gallons
United Kingdom Scotland
Production by distilleries using malt only (malt spirit) 20,553,579 20,450,103
Production by distilleries using malt and other materials (grain spirit) 33,686,232 31,574,448