HC Deb 25 January 1995 vol 253 cc242-3W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the products included in the list of denatured alcohol.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

[holding answer 24 January 1995]: Alcohol is exempt from excise duty when denatured to the standards set out in Commission regulation (EC) No. 3199/93 and the Methylated Spirits Regulations 1987. This allows United Kingdom business access to duty relieved alcohol for the manufacture of a wide range of industrial and scientific products.