§ Mr. MALLALIEUasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the cost for the year 1933-34 of the following subsidies: housing, sugar-beet, civil aviation, Western Islands transport, light horse breeding and mechanical transport?
§ Mr. COOPERThe information for which the hon. Member asks is given in the following table:
Cost in 1933–34. Subsidy. £ Housing 15,298,000 Beet Sugar 3,333,000 Civil Aviation 400,000 Western Highlands and Islands Transport Services 31,000 Light Horse Breeding — Mechanical Transport 1,800
Number of Licences issued and the Net Receipt of Duty in the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1934. — England and Wales. Scotland. No. Net Receipt. No. Net Receipt. Dealers: £ £ Spirits … 4,196 36,173 592 6,260 Beer … 3,550 26,673 355 2,580 Wine … 4,265 26,879 366 2,793 Retailers: Spirits "On" (Publicans) … 56,960 2,815,548 5,737 203,508 Spirits "Off" … 8,901 167,912 2,377 36,508 Beer "On" … 19,813 400,053 114 415 Beer "Off" … 17,043 59,178 2,462 7,652 Wine "On" … 3,380 28,394 10 39 Wine "Off" … 12,030 55,239 2,387 8,742
§ Dr. SALTERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for each month for the years ended 30th September, 1932, 1933, and 1934, the number of standard and bulk barrels of beer produced and re-
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