Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of flattening the taper down of Small Brewers Duty Relief on the development of small brewers.

As announced in July, the Government will seek to smoothen the taper for Small Brewers Relief. A technical consultation, which will look at the best manner of doing so, will be launched later this Autumn.