§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of revenue collected from the excise duty on whisky in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Higgins:In the last five financial years, duty receipts from mature British spirits (virtually all of which is whisky) have been as follows:
Year £ million 1967–68 157.4 1968–69 164.3 1969–70 180.4 1970–71 195.6 1971–72 (April to February onlt) 200.3 The figure for March, 1972 is not yet available.