§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his Department's estimate of the anticipated size of the volume of the European market in alcoholic beverages, by major categories of beverage, following the introduction of the single market in 1992.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI have been asked to reply.
The Department does not have estimates of the anticipated size of the European market in alcoholic beverages in 1992. However, the figures in the table, which are based on industry estimates, provide an indication of the size of the market in 1986:
Consumption in EC.12, 1986 million litres Beer 25,000 Wine 14,000 Spirits1 600 1 100 per cent. alcohol.