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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government before announcing the decision to agree to the English Whisky Guild application for a Geographical Indication for English Whisky.

Defra officials worked closely with counterparts from all the Devolved Governments of the UK, including the Scottish Government, to assess whether the application for registration of ‘English Whisky’ as a PGI met the requirements of the regulations. The assessment process concluded that the requirements of the regulations had been met.