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1997-98 (27)
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What was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 28 September. [HL3506].
What was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 28 September. [HL3506].
Asked by
Lord Evans of Parkside
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Donoughue
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
29 October 1998
Answered on
29 October 1998
Subjects
Animal welfare; Disease control; Poultry; Milk; Wines; BSE; Russia; Common agricultural policy; Quotas; Portugal; EC Agriculture Council; Pigmeat; Agricultural products
Date
29 October 1998
Reference
593 c226WA
House
House of Lords
Statement on the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 28th September.
Statement on the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 28th September.
Asked by
David Drew
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 October 1998
For answer on
20 October 1998
Answered on
20 October 1998
Mr. Drew: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on
28 September. [55927]
Mr. Nick Brown: I represented the United Kingdom at a meeting of the European Union Agriculture Council in Brussels on 28 September.
The Council held a first debate on a Commission proposal to reform the EU wine regime. I welcomed many elements in the proposal, in
particular measures to redirect EU production away from its traditional reliance on market intervention and towards improved quality
and competitiveness. However, I questioned the need to increase the budgetary cost of the wine regime in order to achieve those
ends.
The Council also debated the impact of the crisis in Russia on EU agricultural markets, and invited the Commission to keep the
position under constant scrutiny in view of the importance of the Russian market for EU agricultural exports. More generally, the
Commission circulated updated market forecasts for the principal EU agricultural commodities in the period up to 2005, forecasts
which will form part of the Council's consideration of proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy within the framework of
Agenda 2000.
In the context of CAP reform, I introduced in the Council a paper prepared jointly with Italian, Swedish and Danish colleagues which
proposes a mechanism and a timetable for the removal of milk quotas by 2006. We collectively called for the paper to be examined in
detail as part of the on-going Agenda 2000 negotiations.
Discussion of the proposal to improve the welfare of laying hens revealed continuing differences amongst member states over the
desirability of the measure, and the economic effect of the proposal if implemented. In common with several other member states, I
stressed the UK view that the EU should commit itself to an eventual phasing out of the battery cage system.
The Council also took stock of the difficult economic conditions prevailing on the pigmeat market and invited the Commission to keep
the situation under review. There was also an exchange of views on the incidence of BSE in Portugal in which the Commission reported
that its own inspection team was currently examining the measures taken by the Portuguese administration to protect human health and
combat the disease in animals.
Subjects
Animal welfare; Disease control; Poultry; Milk; Wines; BSE; Russia; Common agricultural policy; Quotas; Portugal; EC Agriculture Council; Pigmeat; Agricultural products
Date
20 October 1998
Reference
55927; 317 c1083-4W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Select Committee on Delegated Powers and Deregulation
Legislation
Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order 1998; Deregulation (Pipelines) Order 1998
Notes
Received 03.08.98; Received 31.07.98
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Licensing; Off-licences; Pipelines; Regulation; Wines
Date
30 July 1998
Reference
HL 141 1997/98
House
House of Lords
Statement on outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 20 July. [HL 3007].
Statement on outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 20 July. [HL 3007].
Asked by
Lord Monkswell
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Donoughue
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
27 July 1998
Answered on
27 July 1998
Subjects
Animal welfare; Agriculture; EU action; EU external trade; Wines; Subsidies; Mercosur; EC Agriculture Council; Chile; Agenda 2000; Monetary compensatory amounts
Date
27 July 1998
Reference
HL 3007; 592 c158-9WA
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Select Committee on Delegated Powers and Deregulation
Legislation
Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill 1997/98; Landmines Bill 1997/98; Waste Minimisation Bill 1997/98; Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Bill (HL) 1997/98; Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order 1998
Notes
Received 16.07.98; Received 16.07.98
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Delegated legislation; Licensing; Ministerial powers; Off-licences; Regulation; Wines; Statutory instruments
Date
15 July 1998
Reference
HL 132 1997/98
House
House of Lords
Proposal by Secretary of State for Home Office under Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 for Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order, with explanatory memorandum. (Proposal withdrawn 04.11.98).
Proposal by Secretary of State for Home Office under Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 for Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order, with explanatory memorandum. (Proposal withdrawn 04.11.98).
Type
Draft deregulation orders (proposal);
Unprinted papers
Laid on
13 July 1998
Legislation
Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994; Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order 1998
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Licensing; Off-licences; Regulation; Wines
Commons Library location
UP 2072 1997/98;Research HA 363.41 (envelope),P
Date
13 July 1998
House
House of Lords; House of Commons
1st supplementary on tobacco and wine subsidies.
1st supplementary on tobacco and wine subsidies.
Asked by
John Wilkinson
(Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 1998
Subjects
Agriculture; EU budget; Germany; Tobacco; Wines; Subsidies; Common agricultural policy
Date
2 July 1998
Reference
315 c507-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, What assessment he has made of the impact of the German government's proposed reduction of its national contribution to the EU budget upon the Common Agricultural Policy. -
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, What assessment he has made of the impact of the German government's proposed reduction of its national contribution to the EU budget upon the Common Agricultural Policy. -
Asked by
John Wilkinson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Cunningham of Felling
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 June 1998
For answer on
2 July 1998
Answered on
2 July 1998
Subjects
Agriculture; EU budget; Germany; Tobacco; Wines; Subsidies; Common agricultural policy
Date
2 July 1998
Reference
315 c507-8; 47160
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Cunningham of Felling
(Labour)
Asked by
John Wilkinson
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, What assessment he has made of the impact of the German government's proposed reduction of its national contribution to the EU budget upon the Common Agricultural Policy. -
Subjects
Agriculture; EU budget; Germany; Tobacco; Wines; Subsidies; Common agricultural policy
Date
2 July 1998
Reference
315 c507-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Cunningham of Felling
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Agriculture; EU budget; Germany; Tobacco; Wines; Subsidies; Common agricultural policy
Date
2 July 1998
Reference
315 c507-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action the Government intends to take to contain expenditure on European Union wine subsidies.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action the Government intends to take to contain expenditure on European Union wine subsidies.
Asked by
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 June 1998
For answer on
18 June 1998
Answered on
18 June 1998
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action the Government intend to take to contain
expenditure on European Union wine subsidies; and if he will make a statement. [46392]
Mr. Rooker: When negotiations commence on the European Commission's awaited new proposal to reform the EC wine regime, we will be
seeking fully to expose the budget implications. Our main objective will be to achieve a balanced market using cost-effective,
enforceable and transparent mechanisms.
Subjects
Agriculture; Expenditure; EU action; Wines; Subsidies; Viticulture
Date
18 June 1998
Reference
314 c326W; 46392
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the duty lost through smuggling of wines and spirits from the Continent to United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes table. (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the duty lost through smuggling of wines and spirits from the Continent to United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes table. (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 June 1998
For answer on
18 June 1998
Answered on
18 June 1998
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the duty lost through smuggling of wines and spirits
from the Continent to United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. [45957]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 15 June 1998]: HM Customs and Excise estimate of the revenue lost to the Exchequer through
cross-channel smuggling of wines and spirits in 1997 is set out in the table.
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Product type Excise duty VAT Total
Wines 35 15 50
Spirits 20 5 25
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. Figures have been independently rounded to £5 million 2. Figures for estimates revenue losses use Customs assumptions that
70-80 per cent. of smuggled alcoholic drinks substitute for similar purchases in the UK.
The above estimates exclude any amounts for revenue lost on wines and spirits involved in commercial fraud or smuggling in freight
consignments. There are no official estimates for the extent of these activities.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Excise duties; Wines; Smuggling; Tax evasion; Tax yields; Spirits
Date
18 June 1998
Reference
314 c275W; 45957
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans has he made to equalise the tax on wines and spirits following the abolition of duty free. - (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans has he made to equalise the tax on wines and spirits following the abolition of duty free. - (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 June 1998
For answer on
18 June 1998
Answered on
18 June 1998
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans has he made to equalise the tax on wines and spirits following the
abolition of duty free. [45956]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 15 June 1998]: The Chancellor keeps duty rates under regular review. The abolition of intra-EU duty
free sales from 30 June 1999 is unlikely to raise any new policy considerations.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Excise duties; Wines; Spirits
Date
18 June 1998
Reference
314 c275W; 45956
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on revenues of each 10 per cent. reduction of tax on wine, beers and spirits. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on revenues of each 10 per cent. reduction of tax on wine, beers and spirits. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 15 June 1998).
Asked by
Lindsay Hoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 June 1998
For answer on
18 June 1998
Answered on
18 June 1998
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on revenues of each 10 per cent. reduction of tax
on wine, beers and spirits. [45958]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 15 June 1998]: HM Customs and Excise estimate of the revenue lost to the Exchequer in a full year
through a 10 per cent. reduction in the level of excise duty for each of the product types set out is as follows:
Wine: £110 million
Beers: £335 million
Spirits: £80 million.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Beer; Excise duties; Wines; Tax yields; Spirits
Date
18 June 1998
Reference
314 c275W; 45958
House
House of Commons
Finance (No.2) Bill. Committee stage second sitting (morning). Clause 3 agreed to on division (20 votes to 9). Clauses 4 to 6 agreed to. Clause 8 under consideration when the Committee adjourned.
Finance (No.2) Bill. Committee stage second sitting (morning). Clause 3 agreed to on division (20 votes to 9). Clauses 4 to 6 agreed to. Clause 8 under consideration when the Committee adjourned.
Lead member
Baroness Primarolo
Department
Treasury
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill 1997/98
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Corporation tax; Beer; Cider; Licensing; Excise duties; Exhaust emissions; Oil; Profits; Taxation; Dividend tax credits; Wines; Diesel; Refineries
Date
12 May 1998
Reference
SCE
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
Finance (No.2) Bill. Committee stage first sitting. Sittings motion agreed to. Order of Consideration agreed to. Clause 2 agreed to. Clause 3 under consideration.
Finance (No.2) Bill. Committee stage first sitting. Sittings motion agreed to. Order of Consideration agreed to. Clause 2 agreed to. Clause 3 under consideration.
Lead member
Baroness Primarolo; Lord Darling of Roulanish
Department
Treasury
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
Programme motions
Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill 1997/98
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Corporation tax; Cider; Excise duties; Profits; Taxation; Dividend tax credits; Tax rates and bands; Wines; Sparkling wines
Date
5 May 1998
Reference
SCE
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research he is undertaking on the presence of vinclozolin in wine, fruit and vegetables. - Inc figures.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what research he is undertaking on the presence of vinclozolin in wine, fruit and vegetables. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Ian Gibson
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
31 March 1998
For answer on
6 April 1998
Answered on
6 April 1998
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what research he is undertaking on the presence of vinclozolin in
wine, fruit and vegetables. [37588]
Mr. Rooker: This Department is not undertaking any specific research projects regarding the presence of vinclozolin in food.
However, the Working Party on Pesticide Residues carries out an annual monitoring programme for pesticide residues, including
vinclozolin, in food. In the 1998 programme, it is proposed to seek residues of vinclozolin in wine, 8 kinds of fruit, 11 kinds of
vegetables and 7 other commodities. The results of these surveys will be available in the Working Party's Annual Report for 1998, to
be published in 1999.
Subjects
Contamination; Food; Fruit; Pesticides; Research; Wines; Residues; Vegetables
Date
6 April 1998
Reference
310 c84-5W; 37588
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the level of excise duty expressed in £ sterling per litre on (a) whisky, (b) gin, (c) wine and (d) fortified wine in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each member state of the European Union in (1) 1992, (2) 1995...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the level of excise duty expressed in £ sterling per litre on (a) whisky, (b) gin, (c) wine and (d) fortified wine in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each member state of the European Union in (1) 1992, (2) 1995...
Asked by
Peter Emery
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 1998
For answer on
17 March 1998
Answered on
17 March 1998
Sir Peter Emery: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the level of excise duty expressed in £ sterling per litre on (a)
whisky, (b) gin, (c) wine and (d) fortified wine in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each member state of the European Union in (1)
1992, (2) 1995 and (3) 1998. [34037]
Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 16 March 1998]:
The levels of excise duty are set out in the tables.
Spirits
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1 January 1993 29 March 1995 1 June 1997
Country Ecu £ (lpa) £ litre £ litre Ecu £ (lpa) £ litre £ litre Ecu £ (lpa) £ litre £ litre
(lpa) at 40% at 37.5% (lpa) at 40% at 37.5% (lpa) at 40% at 37.5%
Austria n/a n/a n/a n/a 7.39 6.02 2.41 2.26 7.41 5.10 2.04 1.91
Belgium 15.66 12.40 4.96 4.65 16.07 13.08 5.23 4.91 16.96 11.67 4.67 4.38
Germany 13.16 10.42 4.17 3.90 13.27 10.80 4.32 4.05 13.29 9.14 3.66 3.43
Denmark 18.80 14.88 5.95 5.58 18.98 15.45 6.18 5.79 19.42 13.36 5.34 5.01
Greece 5.49 4.35 1.74 1.63 5.50 4.48 1.79 1.68 9.60 6.60 2.64 2.48
Spain 5.78 4.58 1.83 1.72 5.52 4.49 1.80 1.66 7.06 4.85 1.94 1.82
Finland n/a n/a n/a n/a 50.16 40.83 16.33 15.31 52.24 35.93 14.37 13.47
France 11.74 9.30 3.72 3.49 13.81 11.25 4.50 4.22 14.64 10.07 4.03 3.78
United 24.85 19.81 7.92 7.43 26.42 20.60 8.24 7.73 23.60 18.99 7.60 7.12
Kingdom
Ireland 26.77 21.19 8.48 7.95 27.57 22.45 8.98 8.42 27.69 19.04 7.61 7.14
Italy 5.50 4.36 1.74 1.64 5.93 4.83 1.93 1.81 6.09 4.19 1.68 1.57
Luxembourg 10.11 8.00 3.20 3.00 10.63 8.65 3.46 3.24 10.63 7.31 2.92 2.74
Netherlands 14.34 11.35 4.54 4.26 15.40 12.54 5.02 4.70 15.40 10.59 4.24 3.97
Portugal 7.27 5.75 2.30 2.16 7.15 5.82 2.33 2.18 8.20 5.64 2.26 2.12
Sweden n/a n/a n/a n/a 51.32 41.78 16.71 15.67 59.21 40.72 16.29 15.27
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Fortified Wine (Litre)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 January 1993 29 March 1995 1 June 1997
Country Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £
Austria n/a n/a 0.52 0.42 0.52 0.36
Belgium 0.67 0.53 0.68 0.56 1.01 0.70
Germany 0.52 0.41 0.52 0.42 1.04 0.72
Denmark 2.20 1.74 1.31 1.06 1.39 0.95
Greece 0.45 0.36 0.45 0.37 0.45 0.31
Spain 0.46 0.36 0.45 0.37 0.47 0.32
Finland n/a n/a 8.36 6.81 8.71 5.99
France 1.80 1.43 2.13 1.74 2.16 1.48
United Kingdom 2.76 2.20 2.57 2.01 2.33 1.87
Ireland 3.94 3.12 3.94 3.21 3.97 2.73
Italy 0.45 0.36 0.45 0.37 0.50 0.34
Luxembourg 0.67 0.53 0.68 0.56 0.68 0.47
Netherlands 0.84 0.67 0.87 0.71 0.87 0.60
Portugal nil nil 0.41 0.33 0.48 0.33
Sweden n/a n/a 4.71 3.83 5.33 3.69
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Wine (Litre)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 January 1993 29 March 1995 1 June 1997
Country Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £
Austria n/a n/a nil nil nil nil
Belgium 0.36 0.29 0.37 0.30 0.48 0.33
Germany nil nil nil nil nil nil
Denmark 0.86 0.68 0.87 0.71 0.92 0.64
Greece nil nil nil nil nil nil
Spain nil nil nil nil nil nil
Finland n/a n/a 2.84 2.31 2.96 2.04
France 0.033 0.03 0.035 0.03 0.039 0.03
United Kingdom 1.66 1.32 1.80 1.40 1.75 1.40
Ireland 2.72 2.15 2.58 2.10 2.74 1.88
Italy nil nil nil nil nil nil
Luxembourg nil nil nil nil nil nil
Netherlands 0.49 0.38 0.50 0.41 0.50 0.34
Portugal nil nil nil nil nil nil
Sweden n/a n/a 2.84 2.31 3.21 2.21
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; EU countries; Excise duties; Wines; Whisky
Date
17 March 1998
Reference
34037; 308 c582W
House
House of Commons
SI 1998/453 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 1998.
SI 1998/453 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 1998.
Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Type
Statutory instruments
Procedure
Negative
Laid on
27 February 1998
Made on
25 February 1998
Coming into force
1 April 1998
Legislation
European Communities Act 1972; Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
Subjects
EU law; Labelling; Drinks; Origin marking; Wines
Commons Library location
UP 1305 1997/98
Date
27 February 1998
Reference
SI 1998/453
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) short run and (b) long run price elasticity of demand is assumed by the Treasury in its analysis of the impact of tax changes in respect of (i) cigarettes, (ii) beer, (iii) wine, (iv) spirits, (v) petrol, (vi) domestic gas, (vii)...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) short run and (b) long run price elasticity of demand is assumed by the Treasury in its analysis of the impact of tax changes in respect of (i) cigarettes, (ii) beer, (iii) wine, (iv) spirits, (v) petrol, (vi) domestic gas, (vii)...
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 1998
For answer on
10 February 1998
Answered on
10 February 1998
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) short run and (b) long run price elasticity of demand is assumed by the
Treasury in its analysis of the impact of tax changes in respect of (i) cigarettes, (ii) beer, (iii) wine, (iv) spirits, (v) petrol,
(vi) domestic gas, (vii) domestic electricity and (viii) domestic energy as a whole. [27476]
Dawn Primarolo: The costings for tax changes for the current year and the following two years are published in the Financial
Statement and Budget Report. In preparing these costings, Customs and Excise use the following elasticities: cigarettes -0.201, beer
-0.963, wine -1.048, spirits -1.070 and petrol -0.272. Domestic gas, domestic electricity and domestic energy as a whole are grouped
under domestic fuel and power. All use an elasticity of -0.187.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Beer; Energy; Excise duties; Petrol; Prices; Taxation; Tobacco; Tax rates and bands; Wines; Spirits
Date
10 February 1998
Reference
306 c135W; 27476
House
House of Commons