Early Day Motion·EDM 1253

SUPPORT FOR UK WINE TRADE

8 May 200223 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

SpeakerChorley

Motion Text

That this House welcomes the Government's support for United Kingdom beer and spirits; notes that the United Kingdom wine industry faces many difficulties with duty on wine much higher than other European countries; recognises the importance of the United Kingdom wine industry and the number of jobs that this supports; and calls on the Government to assist the industry by reducing duty and scrapping the anomaly that exists in the rate of duty on sparkling wines.