§ Mr. GROVESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the year 1933, the number of bulk barrels of beer produced and the number retained for consump- 2024W tion in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, respectively, and the average specific gravities for England and Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the United Kingdom for the calendar year 1933?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe number of bulk barrels of beer produced and the average original gravity for the year 1933 were as follow:
— Number of bulk barrels produced. Average Original gravity. England and Northern Ireland … 18,070,000 1,040.59 Scotland … 1,338,000 1,041.19 United Kingdom … 19,408,000 1,040.63 No information is available as to the quantity of home-made beer retained for consumption in England and Scotland respectively. The number of bulk barrels of such beer retained for consumption in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland during the year was as follows:
Bulk Barrels. Great Britain … 19,087,000 Northern Ireland … 35,000 19,122,000