§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the amount of malt Scotch whisky exported in bulk to Japan for the period from January 1978; and what was the comparative figure for 1977;
(2) what was the amount of malt Scotch whisky exported in bulk to the following countries in the period from January 1978 and what were the comparative figures for 1977 and 1976: Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the United States of America and Venezuela;
(3) what were the amounts of malt Scotch whisky exported in bulk to Japan for the 12-month periods 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974 and 1973, respectively;
(4) what was the amount of Scotch whisky exported to the United States of America for the period from January 143W 1978, inclusive, for bulk blended whisky and for bottled whisky; and if he will compare this with the similar period for 1977.
I. EXPORTS OF WHOLLY MALT WHISKY IN BULK TO: (a) Japan Thousand proof gallons 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 January to May 1977 January to May 1978 3,915 4,243 4,525 5,184 5,830 2,293 2,814
Proof gallons (b) Brazil Argentina Canada U.S.A. Venezuela January to May 1978 240,093 279,449 5,046 208 11,656 January to May 1977 183,370 370,565 1,969 248 23,533 January to May 1976 183,879 239,398 3,265 2,167 7,738
II. EXPORTS TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF: Thousand proof gallons Blended whisky in bulk Bottled whisky January to May 1978 5,748 8,627 January to May 1977 4,540 6,902 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC(R) 112.4 and SITC (R2) 112.41. Note: Figures do not include exports of immature British plain cereal spirits not certificated as Scotch or Northern Irish whisky.