§ Mr. WELLSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give the quantities of malt, unmalted corn, rice, maize, etc., sugar, glucose, and hops used in brewing in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the year ended 30th September, 1936, and also the quantities of malt, unmalted corn, rice, sugar, and molasses used for distilling during the distilling year ended 30th September, 1936, together with the number of bulk barrels of beer brewed and the number of gallons of spirits distilled during the same period?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe quantities of certain materials used in brewing, and the number of bulk barrels of beer brewed in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the year ended 30th September, 1936, are as follow:
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Materials used. Cwts. Malt 8,646,322 Unmalted Corn 10,734 Rice, Rice Grits, Flaked Rice, Maize Grits, Flaked Maize, and other similar preparations 592,734 Sugar, including its equivalent of Syrups, Glucose and Saccharum 1,705,418 Hops 258,300 Preparations of Hops 108 Hops substitutes 203 Bulk Barrels. Beer brewed 22,207,859 The quantities of certain materials used in distilling, and the number of proof gallons of spirits distilled, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the year ended 30th September, 1936, are as follow:
Materials used. Cwts. Malt 1,398,277 Unmalted Corn 1,835,417 Rice — Sugar — Molasses 6,168,492 Proof Gallons. Spirits distilled 60,032,363