§ 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, 1937, and also the quantities of malt, unmalted corn, rice, sugar, and molasses used for distilling during the distilling year ended 30th September, 1937, together with the number of bulk barrels of beer brewed and the number of gallons of spirits distilled during the same period?
§ Sir J. SimonThe following are the particulars asked for:
Materials used in Brewing. Cwts. Malt 9,066,875 Unmalted corn 10,701 Rice, rice grits, flaked rice, maize grits, flaked maize, and other similar preparations 648,679 Sugar, including its equivalent of syrups, glucose, and saccharum 1,835,886 Hops 270,592 Preparations of hops 146 Hop substitutes 228 Bulk Barrels. Beer brewed 23,608,658
Materials used in Distilling. Cwts. Malt 1,958,847 Unmalted corn 2,094,872 Rice — Sugar — Molasses 6,281,567 Proof Gallons. Spirits distilled (ethyl alcohol) 73,011,468