§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the projected volume of(a) sales and (b) tax revenue is from high strength lagers for the 12 months since the 2002 Budget. [85399]
§ John HealeyThe information requested is not available. HM Customs and Excise do not project the volume of sales or revenue from any particular category of beer.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the volume of(a) sales and (b) tax revenue was from high strength lagers in each year from 1988 to 2001. [85400]
§ John HealeyThe information requested is not available. HM Customs and Excise does not record volumes or tax revenue for any particular category of beer. Figures are only available for the total of beer and cider. These are available in the HM Customs and Excise Beer and Cider Factsheet, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
The following table shows clearances and receipts of coolers and spirits as published in the Wine Factsheet and Spirits Factsheet respectively:
Clearances and receipts of coolers and spirits Year Volume "coolers" thousand hectolitres of product Volume spirits Thousand hectolitres of pure alcohol 1 Receipts (a) "coolers" £ million Receipts spirits £ million 1988–89 21 992 N/a 1,576 1989–90 104 988 N/a 1,514 1990–91 188 987 N/a 1,703 1991–92 281 888 9 1,742 1992–93 434 863 15 1,661 1993–94 505 850 18 1,707 1994–95 553 887 20 1,776 1995–96 1,049 814 36 1,653 1996–97 1,696 823 65 1,593 1997–98 1,214 810 68 1,546 1998–99 1,287 840 75 1,643 1999–2000 2,028 926 122 1,904 2000–01 2,911 937 185 1,842 2001–02 3,823 978 236 1,919 1 Before 1991–92 receipts for "coolers" were included with made-wine.
§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the projected volume of(a) sales and (b) tax revenue is from (i) spirit-based alcoholic beverages and (ii) non-spirit based alcoholic beverages in the 12 months following the 2002 Budget. [85401]
§ John HealeyNot all of the information requested is available. Customs and Excise do not project the volume of 'sales'.
Information on projected total duty receipts from spirits can be found inTable B12 of the Pre-Budget Report, November 2002 (HM Treasury Cm 5664). The projection for 2002–03 is £2.2 billion.
Information on projected total duty from non-spirit based beverages is also in Table B12. The projection for 2002–03 for wine is £1.9 billion and beer and cider is £3.1 billion.
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§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the volume of(a) sales and (b) tax revenue was from spirit-based (i) ready to drink and (ii) alcoholic beverages in each year from 1988 to 2001. [85402]
§ John HealeyThe precise information requested is not available. Until Budget 2002 wine and spirit-based products with an alcohol content below 5.5 per cent. referred to in the hon. Member's question as "ready to drink", were dutied at the same rate and classified as made-wines. These products are also referred to as "coolers". Data on volumes of UK duty paid "coolers" and receipts can be found on page 1 of the HM Customs and Excise Wine factsheet, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The data includes volumes from wine and spirit-based "coolers".
Data on volumes of UK duty paid spirits and receipts can also be found on the factsheet. The figures do not include spirit-based "coolers"