Beer and Public Houses: Import Duties
Commons · Question 39709 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help protect the (a) brewery, (b) distillery and (c) pub sector from US tariffs.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 3 Apr 2025
The UK and US have a strong economic relationship which is fair, balanced and reciprocal. We have £1.2 trillion invested in each other’s economies and over 2.5 million jobs across both countries.Breweries, distilleries and pubs play a key role in the UK e...