Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Small Distillery Relief Scheme, similar to the Small Brewers Relief Scheme, to help support and increase the size of the micro-distilling sector; and whether he will make a statement.

The Government is considering the merits of extending small producer reliefs as part of its alcohol duty review. We are analysing feedback from a call for evidence that ran last year. The Government will provide further updates in due course.