§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will provide an estimate based on the most recent census of production of the added value per head in British manufacturing industry (i) as a whole and (ii) in plants in the United Kingdom of enterprises based in(a) other EC countries, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan and (d) the United Kingdom;
446W
Excise duty on spirits (£ per litre of pure alcohol) Estimated whisky/whiskey duty in real terms Date of Budget Rate Rate in terms £ millions 1978 11 April1 10.44 28.95 1977–78 1,278 1979 12 June1 10.44 25.62 1978–79 1,495 1980 27 March 11.87 25.39 1979–80 1,303 1981 11 March 13.60 25.82 1980–81 1,131 1982 10 March 14.47 24.91 1981–82 1,095 1983 16 March 15.19 24.99 1982–83 2784 1984 14 March 15.48 24.18 1983–84 21,284 1985 20 March 15.77 23.23 1984–85 882 1986 18 March1 15.77 22.29 1985–86 1,007 1987 17 March1 15.77 21.43 1986–87 911 1988 15 March1 15.77 20.71 1987–88 917 1989 14 March1 15.77 19.20 1988–89 844 1990 20 March 17.35 19.54 1989–90 747 1991 19 March 18.96 19.72 1990–91 761 1992 10 March 19.81 19.81 1991–92 730 (2) if he will provide an estimate based on the most recent census of production of added value relative to final sale value in British manufacturing industry (i) as a whole and (ii) in plants in the United Kingdom of enterprises based in (a) other EC countries, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan and (d) the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NelsonThe required information is available from "Business Monitor PA 1002, Report on the Census of Production, Summary Volume". Tables 1 and 2 give information for all public and private sector enterprises operating in the United Kingdom. Table 18 gives further information on private enterprises in the United Kingdom controlled from overseas. Copies of this volume for years up to 1990 are available from the Library of the House.