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1404827

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made on the impact of the proposed alcohol duty system on (a) health inequalities and (b) wider inequality.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	108520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>To better support public health, the Government intends to move to a new system that taxes all products in reference to their alcohol content for the first time. This will help to target problem drinking by taxing higher-strength products associated with alcohol-related harm a higher rate of duty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to engage with interested stakeholders, including public health professionals, on these reforms. A consultation was launched in October and stakeholders are encouraged to respond before the deadline of 30 January 2022. A tax information and impact note will be published following the consultation when the policy is final, or near final, in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2022 08:00:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1401257

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the proposed changes to the Alcohol Duty System announced in October 2021 on the prices of (a) port, (b) sherry and (c) fortified wines.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	100697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>To better support public health and provide a more level playing field, we are moving to a system where all drinks between 8.5% and 22% ABV will pay the same rate of duty, linked to the alcohol content of the product. This means that the stronger the drink, the more duty will be paid, and vice versa.</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently, higher strength fortified wines, port and sherry will increase in price, while still wines below 11.5% ABV will become cheaper. However, the changes will also mean that the duty on spirit-based liqueurs will reduce, and will for the first time pay the same duty as wines.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to engage with industry on these reforms. A consultation was launched in October and industry members are encouraged to respond to the alcohol review consultation before the deadline of 30 January 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/01/2022 13:33:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1387797

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Government's proposed reforms to alcohol excise duty do not apply the same rate to all categories of alcoholic drinks; and what assessment his Department has made of the impact of those reforms on the wine industry.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	92979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The reforms announced at the Budget will produce an alcohol duty system that is overall simpler, fairer and healthier.</p><p>The Government believes it is appropriate to charge different rates of duty on drinks based on their alcoholic strength, with stronger drinks paying more duty and lower ABV drinks paying less duty. To minimise differences between categories of drinks, for the first time all products at 8.5% ABV or above will pay the same rate of duty regardless of the product type. This will also be true of products below 3.5% ABV. The existing system of taxing wines above 22% ABV in line with spirits on the basis of their pure alcohol content will continue. The Government also believes it is right to move wine to be taxed in proportion to its strength, as is already the case for beer and spirits. These reforms will result in lighter still wines below 11.5% ABV and many sparkling wines becoming cheaper, while higher strength still wines will pay more duty.</p><p>The Government is continuing to engage with industry, and industry members are encouraged to respond to the alcohol review consultation before the deadline of 30 January 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 92980 94421 94422 question first answered 05/01/2022 15:49:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1387799

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the equity of taxation based on ABV percentage of the product in the new alcohol excise duty regulations on wine importers.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	92980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The reforms announced at the Budget will produce an alcohol duty system that is overall simpler, fairer and healthier.</p><p>The Government believes it is appropriate to charge different rates of duty on drinks based on their alcoholic strength, with stronger drinks paying more duty and lower ABV drinks paying less duty. To minimise differences between categories of drinks, for the first time all products at 8.5% ABV or above will pay the same rate of duty regardless of the product type. This will also be true of products below 3.5% ABV. The existing system of taxing wines above 22% ABV in line with spirits on the basis of their pure alcohol content will continue. The Government also believes it is right to move wine to be taxed in proportion to its strength, as is already the case for beer and spirits. These reforms will result in lighter still wines below 11.5% ABV and many sparkling wines becoming cheaper, while higher strength still wines will pay more duty.</p><p>The Government is continuing to engage with industry, and industry members are encouraged to respond to the alcohol review consultation before the deadline of 30 January 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 92979 94421 94422 question first answered 05/01/2022 15:49:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1384149

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the European Union regarding the extension of planned alcohol duty reforms in Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and what were the results of such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text As set out in our Command Paper in July, we are seeking a more flexible settlement with regard to the Northern Ireland Protocol to ensure all of the UK can benefit from tax changes, such as the alcohol duty reforms announced at Budget.<p> </p><p>The Government will continue to discuss the application of alcohol duty reforms to Northern Ireland with the EU during the consultation period of the alcohol duty review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/12/2021 12:49:52 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1383596

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have (1) held, or (2) planned, with (a) Northern Ireland business representatives, (b) Northern Ireland consumer groups, and (c) Northern Ireland political parties, about extending alcohol duties reforms due to apply in Great Britain from 2023 to the whole of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text As set out in our command paper in July, we are seeking a more flexible settlement with regard to the Northern Ireland Protocol to ensure all of the UK can benefit from tax changes such as the alcohol duty reforms announced at Budget.<p> </p><p>The Government will continue to discuss the application of alcohol duty reforms to Northern Ireland with the EU and interested stakeholders during the consultation period of the alcohol duty review.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/12/2021 12:45:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1377852

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the savings induced by his reforms to alcohol duty will be passed to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	73821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>These are commercial matters between vendors and their suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/11/2021 15:24:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1366889

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reconsider the Draught Relief policy so that it will apply to drinks served from draught containers less than 40 litres in order to benefit a wider range of breweries.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
uin	71324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Our initial proposal is that the relief would apply to containers at least as big as the traditional firkin – a 40 litre cask. We will discuss the size of containers that will qualify for the relief with brewers as part of our consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/11/2021 14:42:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1364502

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the changes to alcohol duty announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 27 October, what the situation will be for wines which are laid down en primeur, prior to 31 March 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The changes announced at the Budget will take effect on 1 February 2023. Any wine which is released for consumption after this date will incur the new duty rates, in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/11/2021 12:03:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1359190

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality industry and independent distilleries through the upcoming Budget and the Alcohol Duty Review; and when he plans to announce the next stage of that Review.
tabling member constituency	Rochester and Strood
tabling member printed	Kelly Tolhurst
uin	56227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The 2020 Budget committed the Government to undertaking a wide-ranging review of alcohol. Last Autumn the Government launched a Call for Evidence for this review. We are now in the process of analysing responses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acted through its unprecedented coronavirus response to support the hospitality sector, including through furlough, grants and business rates relief. As announced at Budget 2021, the Government extended the temporary reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent) for the tourism and hospitality sector. Although that relief ended on 30 September 2021, on 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of 12.5 per cent was introduced for these goods and services to help businesses manage the transition back to the standard rate. The new rate will end on 31 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/10/2021 07:25:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst