Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 105847

Beer: Small Businesses

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on assessing the beer market to determine potential structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We have conducted a review of the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small breweries, the findings fr...

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