Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to maintain their decision to increase alcohol duty this year, and (2) to devise a strategy to bring the tax back in line to the level it was in 2010.

The Government keeps the duty rates under review during its yearly budget process and aims to balance the impact on businesses with its public health objectives.

On 17 October, the Chancellor announced a reversal of almost all of the tax measures set out in the Growth Plan that have not been legislated for in Parliament. This included the freeze of alcohol duty rates from 1 February 2023.

The alcohol duty uprating decision and interactions with the wider reforms to alcohol duties under the Alcohol Duty Review will be considered in due course.