HC Deb 02 March 1936 vol 309 cc1012-3W
Mr. W. ROBERTS

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the average original gravity of beer produced in England and Northern Ireland and Scotland, respectively, during the calendar year 1935, and the average original gravity of beer imported into the United Kingdom in the same year?

Mr. W. S. MORRISON

The average original gravity of beer produced in England and Northern Ireland and in Scotland during the calendar year 1935 was as follows:

Degrees.
England and Northern Ireland 1040.91
Scotland 1042.16

The average original gravity of beer imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1935 was 1052.85 degrees.