Colonel CRAIGasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give such information as to the age of spirits in warehouse as is available, in view of the fact that the Customs and Excise Department has recently been collecting the necessary information to enable him to make an approximate statement?
§ Mr. McKENNAIt is true that the Board of Customs and Excise have recently made some inquiries on this matter, but those inquiries have been limited both in scope and area. They do not cover the ground indicated in the question addressed to me on the 26th July by the hon. and gallant Member or afford a basis for even an approximate statement on the points raised by him.