Select Committee on Scottish Affairs Minutes of Evidence


Supplementary memorandum from the Brewers' and Licensed Retailers' Association

  Please find attached a copy of two extracts from our Statistical Handbook 2000, to which I referred while giving evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee.

  As we discussed, there is no reference to pubco ownership in Scotland within the breakdown. As a rough estimate of the likely figures for Scotland I believe that, taking the definition of pubco as being substantial multiple ownership ie over 50 properties, the current figure for pubco may be around 500.

  I also attach an analysis of the recent study which the BLRA undertook concerning access of underage teenagers to bootlegged alcohol to which I referred extensively during my evidence.

Table A13

BEER: UK BEER SALES ANALYSED BETWEEN "ON" AND "OFF" CHANNELS


Percentage of total UK beer sales

Year
"On" Sales
"Off" Sales
Total

1971
90.4
9.6
100.0
1972
90.4
9.6
100.0
1973
90.4
9.6
100.0
1974
90.4
9.6
100.0
1975
90.4
9.6
100.0
1976
89.5
10.5
100.0
1977
89.2
10.8
100.0
1978
88.7
11.3
100.0
1979
88.0
12.0
100.0
1980
87.7
12.3
100.0
1981
87.6
12.4
100.0
1982
86.5
13.5
100.0
1983
85.6
14.4
100.0
1984
85.3
14.7
100.0
1985
84.4
15.6
100.0
1986
83.2
16.8
100.0
1987
82.2
17.8
100.0
1988
81.8
18.2
100.0
1989
81.0
19.0
100.0
1990
79.6
20.4
100.0
1991
79.0
21.0
100.0
1992
77.6
22.4
100.0
1993
76.8
23.2
100.0
1994
73.9
26.1
100.0
1995
72.2
27.8
100.0
1996
72.3
27.7
100.0
1997(a)
71.3
28.7
100.0
1998(a)
70.5
29.5
100.0
1999
68.1
31.9
100.0

Source: BLRA

  (a) Amended slightly since last publication.
  "On" sales comprise of pubs, hotels, wine bars, restaurants and clubs.
  "Off" sales include specialist off-licences, grocers, supermarkets, and all other shops.

Table G2

NUMBER OF LICENSED PREMISES IN SCOTLAND


Year (a)
Public
houses
Hotels
Restricted
hotels
Restaurants
Registered
clubs
Off
licences
Total

1955
4,162
1,821
Introduced by
1,056
2,426
9,465
1956
4,176
1,846
the 1962 Licensing
1,132
2,434
9,588
1957
4,201
1,872
(Scotland) Act
1,169
2,444
9,686
1958
4,181
1,893
  
  
1,219
2,482
9,775
1959
4,177
1,942
  
  
1,245
2,499
9,863
1960
4,186
1,987
  
  
1,297
2,580
10,050
1961
4,206
2,056
  
  
1,326
2,782
10,370
1962
4,218
2,096
60
41
1,379
2,961
10,758
1963
4,212
2,138
111
106
1,421
3,131
11,119
1964
4,222
2,196
142
148
1,497
3,242
11,447
1965
4,213
2,265
149
175
1,554
3,385
11,741
1966
4,222
2,319
170
201
1,607
3,384
11,903
1967
4,230
2,404
184
221
1,686
3,555
12,280
1968
4,198
2,449
212
274
1,793
3,630
12,556
1969
4,111
2,509
226
307
1,890
3,644
12,687
1970
4,190
2,565
227
358
1,938
3,766
13,044
1971
4,176
2,609
250
406
2,073
3,819
13,333
1972
4,064
2,646
270
431
2,148
3,872
13,431
1973
4,086
2,769
304
501
2,214
4,021
13,895
1974
3,923
2,745
319
540
2,306
4,019
13,852
1975
4,002
2,755
317
587
2,404
4,182
14,247
1976
4,132
2,871
345
670
2,398
4,365
14,781
1977
4,192
2,865
365
713
2,600
4,446
15,181
1978
4,309
2,990
393
775
2,671
4,625
15,763
1979
4,363
2,928
419
853
2,594
4,712
15,869
1980
4,472
2,959
438
921
2,723
4,899
16,412
1981*
7,450
1,400
2,750
5,000
16,600
1982*
7,450
1,450
2,800
5,100
16,800
1983*
7,450
1,500
2,850
5,200
17,000
1984*
7,450
1,550
2,850
5,300
17,150
1985*
7,450
1,600
2,825
5,400
17,275
1986*
7,450
1,650
2,825
5,550
17,475
1987*
7,450
1,700
2,800
5,600
17,550
1988*
7,450
1,750
2,775
5,650
17,625
1989*
7,500
1,800
2,750
5,700
17,750
1990*
7,550
1,850
2,700
5,800
17,900
1991(b)
4,828
2,731
570
1,314
2,668
5,912
18,023
1992
4,831
2,712
573
1,333
2,631*
5,933
18,013*
1993
4,847
2,665
564
1,383
2,594*
5,994
18,047*
1994
4,880
2,649
563
1,399
2,558*
6,112
18,161*
1995(b)
4,978
2,622
549
1,446
2,521*
6,268
18,384*
1996
5,070
2,616
581
1,488
2,484*
6,365
18,604*
1997
5,267
2,612
542
1,507
2,448
6,386
18,762
1998
5,152
2,562
521
1,500
2,492
6,337
18,564
1999
5,094
2,524
532
1,490
2,501
6,397
18,538

Sources: Scottish Executive and BLRA

* BLRA estimates.


(a) As at 31 December.
(b) Additionally licences are issued to premises for:  
Entertainment
Refreshment
1999
828
453




 
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