Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what [i] recent assessment he has made about levels of customer support for the increased availability of local and independent brewery products in local pubs, and [ii] whether this evidence is being considered as part of the Government's response to the Small Breweries Access to Market Review.

The Government recognises that breweries, particularly small and independent producers, play an important role in the UK’s brewing heritage, supporting diversity, innovation and consumer choice within the pub sector.

The Government will respond to the outcomes of the Small Breweries Access to Market Review in due course and will set out next steps once this consideration is complete. I will meet representatives from across the sector in the next month to discuss the issue before reaching conclusions.