Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 39529
Whisky: Origin Marking
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Andrew Bowie
Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Department had with the (i) Scotland Office and (ii) Department for Business and Trade on the application for an English Whisky geographical indicat
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe application to register English Whisky as a geographical indication was submitted in February 2022. There are no recorded discussions on the application held with other departments prior to that time.