Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35107

Whisky

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 10 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 Welsh whisky to the economy.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
No formal assessment has been made by the department, but upon registration of Single Malt Welsh Whisky as a geographical indication in 2023, it was forecast to generate a revenue of £23 million in the 2023-24 financial year and is exported to more than 4...

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