§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount, on the latest available basis, spent annually in beer, wines, spirits and tobacco, respectively?
§ Sir K. WoodOfficial statistics are not available for close estimates. So far as it is possible to calculate on the basis of such information as is available, it is thought that the expenditure in the year ended September, 1941, was of the order of £300,000,000 for beer, £25,000,000 for wines, £90,000,000 for spirits, and £300,000,000 for tobacco.