Beer

(asked on 1st October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of breweries that have closed in England in each of the last 10 years.


Answered by
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Paul Scully
This question was answered on 6th October 2020

The latest ONS data (as of 5th October 2020) shows the overall number beer manufacturing enterprises in England from 2011 to 2020. Business openings and closures (VAT registrations or de-registrations) are not published at this level of industry detail.

Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises in England

Date

England

2011

490

2012

555

2013

645

2014

765

2015

855

2016

965

2017

1,060

2018

1,125

2019

1,150

2020

1,135

Source: ONS Business Counts

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