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1723453

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value of the Scotch whisky industry to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	1781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>According to research published by the Scotch Whisky Association, the Scotch Whisky industry contributed £7.1 billion to the UK economy in 2022, supporting 66,000 jobs across the UK. Scotch Whisky is also the UK’s leading food and drink export, with exports valued at £5.6 billion in 2023. My department continues to support this economically vital industry by opening new markets, tackling trade barriers and challenging unfair trade practices around the world to maximise international opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 31/07/2024 11:33:58 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1723225

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in alcohol duty for spirits introduced in 2023 on the Scotch whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	1467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>On 1 August 2023, spirits duty rates were increased in line with inflation, after 6 years of consecutive freezes. Duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and rates that took effect on 1 August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 29/07/2024 15:08:32 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1656370

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the tourism industry.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	196295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The whisky industry is the UK’s largest single food and drink sector, accounting for 25% of the UK’s food and drink exports and 75% of Scottish food and drink exports, impacting 200 markets worldwide. The whisky sector generates £3.3 billion directly to the UK economy, and totals £5.5 billion when Gross Value Added (GVA) is added to the overall to UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Research by VisitScotland found that 20% of respondents stated they visited a whisky distillery on their holiday in Scotland, making it one of the top activities for overnight tourists on their trip to Scotland.</p><p>Visits to whisky distilleries in Scotland have increased by two thirds since 2010, and over 1000 people are now directly employed in tourism roles which equates to 10% of the industry’s direct employment in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 11/09/2023 10:21:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1639861

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations her Department has made on tariffs on Scotch Whisky since 2021; on to countries.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	186531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Whisky was the UK’s largest food and drink export in 2022 valued at £6.4bn. Negotiating tariff liberalisation for UK goods with FTA partners is a priority for HMG.</p><p>By successfully concluding our accession to CPTPP, we have secured elimination over time of Malaysian tariffs of around 80% on whisky. In addition, we removed the tariff applied by Australia on UK whisky in our recent FTA, which recently came into force on 31 May 2023.</p><p>We are also currently negotiating FTAs with more markets, such as India, where we are also seeking better access for whisky.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 05/06/2023 16:02:14 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1601893

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of scotch whisky distilleries on (a) the local economy and (b) communities in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	160298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is unable to speculate on the content of the Spring Budget, which takes place on 15 March. When setting alcohol duty rates through the usual Budget process, the Government aims to balance the impact on businesses with its public health objectives, and to ensure that the public finances are on a sustainable footing.</p><p> </p><p>Any impacts from changes to the duty rates made at the Spring Budget 2023 will be set out in the Tax Information and Impact Notes published following the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The spirits industry, including Scotch Whisky, has benefitted from spirits duty being cut or frozen for nine out of the last ten fiscal events. Spirits duty is now at its lowest level in real terms since 1918. In addition to this, on 19 December the Government extended the current alcohol duty freeze by six months to align with the implementation of the alcohol duty reforms and reduce the impact of the duty changes on businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 160299 160300 question first answered 13/03/2023 14:29:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1601896

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Scotch Whisky industry’s investment in the UK economy in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	160299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is unable to speculate on the content of the Spring Budget, which takes place on 15 March. When setting alcohol duty rates through the usual Budget process, the Government aims to balance the impact on businesses with its public health objectives, and to ensure that the public finances are on a sustainable footing.</p><p> </p><p>Any impacts from changes to the duty rates made at the Spring Budget 2023 will be set out in the Tax Information and Impact Notes published following the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The spirits industry, including Scotch Whisky, has benefitted from spirits duty being cut or frozen for nine out of the last ten fiscal events. Spirits duty is now at its lowest level in real terms since 1918. In addition to this, on 19 December the Government extended the current alcohol duty freeze by six months to align with the implementation of the alcohol duty reforms and reduce the impact of the duty changes on businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 160298 160300 question first answered 13/03/2023 14:29:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1505887

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising energy costs on the Scotch whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	49239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been made on the impact of rising energy costs on the Scotch Whisky industry, the UK Government is in regular dialogue with the industry, and aims to provide the framework for a forwarding-thinking, competitive alcoholic drinks sector which can grow, export and innovate in line with Government ambitions.</p><p>The Government is excited to see the investment in green energy sources being made in some distilleries and looks forward to seeing many further such schemes in the coming years as we continue the drive to greater efficiency.</p><p>The Government plans to announce a new six-month scheme - the Energy Price Guarantee for Businesses - to protect all businesses and other non-domestic energy users from soaring energy costs. It will offer comparable support to that being provided for consumers and we expect the scheme to be available in the autumn with further details on the practicalities to be announced soon. After this initial six-month scheme the Government will provide focused support for vulnerable sectors, targeted to make sure those most in need get support.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/09/2022 12:29:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1505888

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of rising shipping costs on the Scotch whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	49240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been made on the impact of rising shipping costs on the Scotch Whisky industry, according to the Scotch Whisky Association nearly 40% of businesses reported shipping costs doubling in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Industries have reported that shipping costs have risen to a high level in international freight markets during 2021 and 2022. This is as a result of unprecedented levels of demand driven by changed consumer behaviour during the pandemic, and global operational factors that impacted capacity. This has been a worldwide impact and all types of goods using container shipping will have been affected. The operational issues have significantly improved, and market analysis by industry suggests that current demand is softening and that pricing levels have also started to decline in line with this.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is in regular dialogue with the industry and aims to provide the framework for a forwarding-thinking, competitive alcoholic drinks sector which can grow, export and innovate in line with the Government’s ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 28/09/2022 16:30:41 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1505890

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to trends in the level of UK employment.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	49241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been made by the UK Government, according to the Scotch Whisky Association more than 11,000 people are directly employed in the Scotch Whisky industry in Scotland, and over 42,000 jobs across the UK are supported by the Scotch Whisky industry.</p><p> </p><p>7,000 of these jobs are in rural areas of Scotland providing vital employment and investment opportunities to communities across the Highlands and Islands.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotch Whisky industry continues to provide a significant contribution to the Scottish economy, with sustained export values of around £4.5 billion, and £5.5 billion in gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy, according to industry analysis. The 140 Scotch Whisky distilleries which operate across Scotland attracted around 2.2 million visitors in 2019 making this industry the third most popular tourist attraction.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, 57% of distillers reported an increase in their number of staff in the past twelve months, with all respondents expecting to need to add to their workforces in the coming year. These figures outlined by the Scotch Whisky Association demonstrate the wide range of employment opportunities this industry provides to those in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 49242 question first answered 28/09/2022 16:33:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1505892

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the scotch whisky industry on levels of employment in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	49242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been made by the UK Government, according to the Scotch Whisky Association more than 11,000 people are directly employed in the Scotch Whisky industry in Scotland, and over 42,000 jobs across the UK are supported by the Scotch Whisky industry.</p><p> </p><p>7,000 of these jobs are in rural areas of Scotland providing vital employment and investment opportunities to communities across the Highlands and Islands.</p><p> </p><p>The Scotch Whisky industry continues to provide a significant contribution to the Scottish economy, with sustained export values of around £4.5 billion, and £5.5 billion in gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy, according to industry analysis. The 140 Scotch Whisky distilleries which operate across Scotland attracted around 2.2 million visitors in 2019 making this industry the third most popular tourist attraction.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, 57% of distillers reported an increase in their number of staff in the past twelve months, with all respondents expecting to need to add to their workforces in the coming year. These figures outlined by the Scotch Whisky Association demonstrate the wide range of employment opportunities this industry provides to those in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 49241 question first answered 28/09/2022 16:33:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden