§ Mr. EDWARD KELLYasked the Food Controller whether he is aware that many Irish publicans, who during the datum year and for some time subsequently were supplied by Scottish brewers, have recently been refused supplies by these brewers; that the Irish brewers are prevented by the Regulations from supplying publicans who during the datum year were being supplied by Scottish brewers; and will he authorise the Irish brewers to supply new Irish customers who can produce a certificate of a Scottish average and prove that their supply has been refused them by the Scottish brewer?
Mr. ROBERTSI have no information to the effect indicated in the first part of the question. The Intoxicating Liquor (Output and Delivery) Order prevents the transference of barrelage under certificate from a brewer in Scotland to a brewer in Ireland andvice versa, but an Irish publican under the same Order has the right to claim a certificate from the Scottish brewer who supplied him in the datum year, and he may procure the amount of beer he is entitled to fromany other brewer in either Scotland, England or Wales who is willing to supply.