HC Deb 04 June 1991 vol 192 cc204-5W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much whisky was sold in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) in export sales for each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Lang

The statistics requested are as follows:

Whisky sales–1981–1990 (million litres of pure alcohol)
United Kingdom sales Export sales
1981 47.71 244.24
1982 44.75 251.28
1983 44.48 227.84

United Kingdom sales Export sales
1984 43.36 231.29
1985 46.15 225.89
1986 45.64 236.19
1987 44.60 240.17
1988 45.18 245.94
1989 43.03 242.49
1990 41.52 238.75

Source: Scotch Whisky Industry Review 1990.

Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of total whisky sales in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) export sales was made up by malt whisky in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Lang

The statistics requested are as follows:

Sales of malt whisky—1981 to 1990 Proportion of market by volume (per cent.)
United Kingdom Export
1981 1.7 10.6
1982 2.3 10.3
1983 2.1 12.3
1984 2.6 13.1
1985 2.6 10.4
1986 2.8 11.4
1987 3.3 10.4
1988 3.6 11.2
1989 4.0 12.2
1990 4.4 12.8

Source: "Scotch Whisky Industry Review" 1990.