§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish tables giving the following information:
- (a) the amount of alcoholic drink bought in the United Kingdom in each of the years from 1979 onwards, giving separate values for wine, cider and perry; spirits; beer; and all alcoholic drinks, and the total of consumer expenditure in each of those years;
- (b) for the United Kingdom, as a ratio of the 1963 values, the total personal disposable income per head, and the prices of beer; wine, cider and perry; spirits, and all alcoholic drink, for each of the years from 1979 onwards;
- (c) the exports and imports of distilled beverages, beer, and wine and other drink, in each of the years from 1979 onwards;
- (d) the number of deaths from cirrhosis of the liver in the United Kingdom for men and women respectively in each of the years from 1979 onwards; and
- (e) the number of findings of guilt for offences in England and Wales and Scotland separately for each of the age groups under 18, 18 and under 21, 21 and under 30, 30 and under 60, 60 and over respectively, and the total, for each of the years from 1979 onwards.
§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Cockfield)The information requested is as follows:
134WA(a) ESTIMATES OF CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE ON ALCOHOLIC DRINK AT 1980 PRICES
(£ million) Wine, cider and perry Spirits Beer All alcoholic drink Total consumers' expenditure 1979 1,817 2,843 5,897 10,557 138,004 1980 1,801 2,685 5,655 10,141 137,324 1981 1,911 2,539 5,345 9,795 137,559 1982 1,957 2,398 5,285 9,640 139,390 1983(1) 2,139 2,426 5,443 10,008 144,812 (1)Provisional. (b) TOTAL DISPOSABLE INCOME PER HEAD AND RETAIL PRICES OF ALCOHOLIC DRINK
Taking 1963 as 100, figures for the years shown at current prices are as follows:
Retail Prices(1) Total personal disposable income per head Beer Wine, cider, perry, spirits(2) All alcoholic drink 1963 100 100 100 100 — — — — — 1979 590 374 259 327 1980 696 470 296 397 1981 754 546 336 457 1982 815 642 379 529 1983 872 716 408 582 1984 na 767 428 619 (1)Based on January prices each year, including the base year. Long-term comparisons of prices such as these cannot be regarded as completely accurate. Changes in the quality of products, type of packaging, distribution through different types of outlet, etc., contribute to the uncertainties associated with these measurements. (2)Reliable data for wines, cider, perry and spirits are not separately available. (c) VALUE OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF ALCOHOLIC DRINK
Exports (£ million, current prices) Spirits Beer Wine Other alcoholic drink Total 1979 784.1 18.2 26.1 26.0 854.3 1980 833.9 19.0 24.6 20.4 897.9 1981 880.4 21.5 25.8 23.9 951.6 1982 981.4 23.1 29.2 26.4 1,060.1 1983(1) 970.1 28.2 33.3 19.7 1,051.2 1Provisional.
Imports (£ million, current prices) Spirits Beer Wine Other alcoholic drink Total 1979 119.4 34.6 316.2 7.4 477.5 1980 110.6 35.4 284.8 9.0 439.8 1981 104.9 40.3 318.0 19.5 482.7 1982 109.6 51.3 329.2 27.5 517.5 1983(1) 121.2 67.0 392.5 36.7 617.3 1Provisional. (d) NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
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Male Female Total 1979 1,487 1,189 2,676 1980 1,438 1,258 2,696 1981 1,459 1,268 2,727 1982 1,413 1,232 2,645 1983(1) 1,378 1,301 2,679 (1) Provisional. (e) 1. FINDINGS OF GUILT FOR OFFENCES OF DRUNKENNESS, ENGLAND AND WALES
Age 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Under 18 5,703 5,754 5,097 5,166 not available 18 and under 21 20,060 20,644 17,509 17,177 not available 21 and under 30 29,687 30,598 26,483 25,989 not available 30 and under 60 56,317 58,639 53,276 52,833 not available 60 and over 6,046 6,624 6,226 6,161 not available TOTAL 117,813 122,259 108,591 107,326 not available (e)2. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS AGAINST WHOM A CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS WAS PROVED IN SCOTLAND
Age 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Under 18 506 484 350 295 274 18 and under 21 1,205 1,143 946 814 600 21 and under 30 1,635 1,709 1,390 1,302 1,082 30 and under 60 8,941 9,164 7,490 6,464 5,283 60 and over 1,341 1,296 1,153 855 841 TOTAL 13,628 13,796 11,329 9,730 8,080