Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35106

Whisky

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National PartyMoray West, Nairn and Strathspey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the value of single malt Scotch whisky to the economy.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
No formal assessment has been made by the department, but a report by the Scotch Whisky Association, using figures from industry and the Government from production to employment, concluded that Scotch Whisky’s contribution to the UK economy reached £7.1 b...

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