HC Deb 24 February 1947 vol 433 cc248-9W
Sir M. MacDonald

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantity of spirit distilled from pot stills and spirit from patent stills, respectively, for the year ended 30th September, 1946, in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Dalton

The particulars which I think the hon. Member requires of the quantities of spirits produced in the year ended 30th September, 1946, are as follow:

Proof gallons.
Distilleries using malt only 5,847,462
Distilleries using malt and other materials 8,503,238
Distilleries using molasses only 36,044,693

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