Question follow-through · 16854
Whisky: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to alcohol duties on Scotch whisky at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the Government’s plans for Brand Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to alcohol duties on Scotch whisky at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the Government’s plans for Brand Scotland.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
I am proud to champion Scotland’s products and services, including whisky, globally through Brand Scotland. I have just returned from a visit to South East Asia where I was pleased to support the Scotch Whisky industry at a range of meetings with industry...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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