Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisky on distilleries in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency.

This Government supports whisky producers across the UK. The UK is home to world class whisky production, and English Whisky joins Scotch, Welsh and Irish whiskies as recognised and protected products. Scotch Whisky's protected status and strong reputation are unchanged, and this Government is confident that the Scotch Whisky industry will continue to thrive.