Written Question·Treasury·UIN 78323

Spirits

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Carolyn Harris

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the value of the UK spirits sector to the economy in (a) employment, (b) exports and (c) tax revenue.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

(a) The Office for National Statistics' Business Register and Employment Survey (2023 edition) estimates total (part-time and full-time) employment in Great Britain for the Distilling; rectifying and blending of spirits industry is 13,700 workers. (b) HMR...

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