§ Captain BOURNEasked the Home Secretary if he can give figures showing the amounts of beer and spirits, respectively, on which duty was paid for consumption in the United Kingdom for the years 1913, 1918, 1920 and 1923; and also for the same years the number of persons proceeded against for attempted suicide and the number of persons proceeded against summarily for aggravated assault and assaults on constables?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe figures are as follow:
The respective quantities of beer and spirits on which duty was paid for consumption in the United Kingdom (including what is now the Irish Free State) in each of the years ended 31st December, 1913, 1918 and 1920, were:
Beer: Standard barrels. 1913 … … … 35,323,630 1918 … … … 12,790,705 1920 … … … 26,919,542
Spirits: Gallons. 1913 … … … 31,831,072 1918 … … … 15,115,062 1920 … … … 22,138,488 The figures for the year ended 31st December, 1923, are for Great 672W Britain and Northern Ireland (excluding the Irish Free State), and are:
Standard barrels. Beer … … … 20,488,793 Gallons. Spirits … … … 14,754,599 The numbers of persons proceeded against for attempted suicide in England and Wales were:
1913 … … … 2,426 1918 … … … 666 1920 … … … 1,449 1923 … … … 676 As regards the other offences, the numbers of persons proceeded against summarily in England and Wales were:
Aggravated assault:
1913 … … … 738 1918 … … … 253 1920 … … … 607 1923 … … … 471 Assaults on constables:
1913 … … … 8,789 1918 … … … 1,828 1920 … … … 6,625 1923 … … … 3,983