Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to reduce global barriers to trade for the wine industry.

HM Government has established eight British agriculture, food and drink attachés for the growth markets of the Americas, Africa and the Indo-Pacific. They will broaden market access for our food and drink exporters and drive export growth for sectors like the wine industry, which accounted for almost £470 million of British exports in 2021.

We are negotiating trade deals and removing barriers to trade faced by the wine industry too. Our Free Trade Agreement with Norway recognises the protected status of certain British products, meaning that consumers in Norway can continue to enjoy iconic products – like English Sparkling Wine – with the confidence it is both genuine and of the high quality we know and love.