HC Deb 27 November 1967 vol 755 c26W
Mr. James Bennett

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the quantities of malt spirit and grain spirit respectively, distilled in Scotland during the year to 30th September, 1967; and what were the quantities of both distilled in the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Harold Lever

The quantities of malt spirit and of grain spirit distilled in Scotland and in the United Kingdom as a whole in the year ended 30th September, 1967, were as follows:

Proof gallons
United Kingdom Scotland
Production by distilleries using malt only (malt spirit) 51,385,173 51,077,885
Production by distilleries using malt and other materials (grain spirit) 80,644,168 74,550,757