Beer: Small Businesses
Commons · Question 81983 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation on retaining and expanding access to pubs for sm
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 Oct 2025
The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We're currently assessing the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs. T...