Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81983

Beer: Small Businesses

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation on retaining and expanding access to pubs for sm

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We're currently assessing the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs. T...

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