§ Dr. SALTERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantities of British spirits distilled in the United Kingdom and the divisions thereof during the year ended 31st March, 1931; the quantities of British spirits exported (with value) during the same period; and the number of bulk barrels of beer produced in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, respectively, during the same period, with the average specific gravities?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe particulars are as follow:
Quantities of British Spirits distilled.
Proof gallons. England and Northern Ireland 19,592,336 Scotland 15,831,136 United Kingdom 35,423,472 Quantity and declared value of British Spirits exported.
6,084,686 proof gallons. Declared value £7,251,106.
Number of Bulk Barrels of Beer produced by Brewers for Sale with average specific gravities.
Bulk Barrels. Average Gravity. England and Northern Ireland. 22,129,205 1042.68 Scotland 1,651,579 1042.84 United Kingdom 23,780,784 1042.69
Mr. WINTERTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the net receipts of customs and excise for beer, British spirits, foreign and Colonial spirits, wine, British wine, liquor licences, and monopoly value for the year ended 31st March, 1931?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe net receipts of Customs and Excise in respect of duty on beer, British spirits, foreign and Colonial spirits, wine, British wine, 2485W liquor licences, and monopoly values for the year ended 31st March, 1931, were as follow:
£ Beer Imported … 6,428,744 Beer Home-made … 69,269,299 Spirits Imported … 5,501,193 Spirits Home-made … 35,137,338 Wine Imported … 4,095,969 British Wine … 203,288 Liquor licences … 4,444,756 Monopoly values … 137,397
Financial Year 1930–31. — England and Wales. Scotland. Total Number of Liquor Licences … … … 164,149 18,440 Total net receipts … … … £3,969,673 £302,892
Retailers' Licences, viz: England and Wales. Scotland. Number. Net Receipts. Number. Net Receipts. £ £ Spirits "on" (Publicans') … 57,284 2,919,658 5,822 208,031 Beer "on" … 20,703 413,275 124 556 Wine "on" … 3,165 25,772 14 56 Beer "off" … 17,053 57,087 2,551 7,748 Wine "off" … 11,853 52,363 2,486 9,010