Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps he plans to take to support distillers.

Tabled: 25 June 2026Answered: 2 July 2026

Asked by

Torcuil Crichton

LabourNa h-Eileanan an Iar

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)

Mr Speaker, I suspect I might be coughing almost as much as you, but for a completely different reason. We constantly update our assessment of LGBT rights and other factors affecting the safety of different countries, working closely with the Foreign Office and informed by regular independent reports from the chief inspector of borders and immigration. The latest update for Georgia was published last month and is available on the gov.uk website.