HC Deb 06 November 1934 vol 293 cc849-50W
Mr. MALLALIEU

asked 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. COOPER

The 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. SALTER

asked 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-