Excise Duty (Beer)

HC Deb 08 November 1999 vol 337 c439W

Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with EU member states and the Commission regarding the harmonisation of excise duty on beer. [97543]

Mr. Timms

None.

	Item sold	Year of sale	Sale proceeds (£000)
Cabinet Office	Government Buildings, Leatherhead Road, Chessington	1997–98	13,670
	Crown Buildings, Alencon Link, Basingstoke	1999–2000	1,300
Civil Service College	Parcel of land—Sunningdale Park, Ascot	1997–98	22
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency	Metropolitan Telephone Service related assets	1996–97	1 4,000
1 Assets were transferred as part of a deal under the Private Finance Initiative, payment for the assets will be made over a period of 10 years from the date of sale.