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1. Protected food name: Scotch whisky (PGI)
25/10/2019 - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Found: 1 June 2019 TECHNICAL FILE FOR SCOTCH WHISKY
Date of receipt (DD/MM/YYYY):
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2. The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
04/07/2019 - Intellectual Property Office
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Found: STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2009 No. 2890
FOOD
The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Made - - - - 26th October
3. Scotch Whisky Association- Supplementary written evidence
18/07/2018 - Inquiry: Scotland and Brexit: Trade and Foreign Investment - Scottish Affairs Committee
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Found: Written evidence - Scotch Whisky Association- Supplementary written evidenceWritten evidence submitted
4. Scotch Whisky Association joining PM on first trip to Africa
27/08/2018 - Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
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Found:
Scotch Whisky Association joining PM on first trip to Africa -
5. Letter from Sarah Dickson to the Chair on Scotland and Brexit: Trade and Foreign Investment, 6 November 2018
14/11/2018 - Inquiry: Scotland and Brexit: Trade and Foreign Investment - Scottish Affairs Committee
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Found: Page
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1. Scotch whisky: US tariffs
30/01/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: considered the effect of US tariffs on the Scotch whisky industry.It is a pleasure to serve under - Speech Link
2. US Tariffs: Scotch Whisky
07/10/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: the next couple of months.Single malt Scotch whisky has been tariff free with the United States - Speech Link
2: US proposes to introduce tariffs of 25% on Scotch malt whisky, which represents 60% of the UK-origin goods - Speech Link
3: Friends around him. It is not just whisky—but I will return to whisky in a second—it is pork, cheese and - Speech Link
3. Alcohol Duty
25/02/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: national drink. Moray is home to more than 50 Scotch whisky distilleries. However, many other Members from - Speech Link
4. US-imposed Trade Tariffs
07/10/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: Single malt scotch whisky has been tariff-free with the US for more than 25 years now, and whisky exports - Speech Link
2: including olives, cheese, wine, jumpers and Scotch whisky. Many of these products are subject to geographical - Speech Link
3: subject, I am afraid, but it seems to me that Scotch whisky comes from Scotland and Bushmills comes from - Speech Link
5. Progress on Large Civil Aircraft Disputes
21/06/2021 - Written Statements
1: aerospace sector and for industries such as Scotch whisky.After talks with US Trade Representative - Speech Link
asked by: Alan Brown
23/07/2020
... what assessment his Department has made of the effect on revenue accruing to the public purse as a result of the reduction in sales of scotch whisky to the US following the imposition of tariffs; and if he will make a statement. 2. Whisky: USA
asked by: Philippa Whitford
03/09/2020
... if her Department will work with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network to ensure that the 25 per cent tariff imposed by the US on exports of Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Whisky liqueurs is removed. 3. Whisky: USA
asked by: Patricia Gibson
03/09/2020
... what steps she is taking to seek the removal of US tariffs on Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Whisky liqueurs. 4. Whisky: USA
asked by: Alan Brown
07/09/2020
... what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the US on the tariffs applied to Scotch Whisky exports to the US since the meeting on 10 July 2020; and what the US Administration's position is on the removal of those tariffs. 5. Whisky: USA
asked by: Alan Brown
07/09/2020
... whether the effects of the imposition of tariffs on blended scotch whisky was discussed at the meeting on 10 July 2020; and if she will make a statement.
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11 Current APPG Officers
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David Linden
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 2nd June 2021Belgium , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fairs and Showgrounds , Faith and Society , Financial Resilience , Greenland , Luxembourg , Nutrition for Growth , One Punch Assaults , Parkrun , Poverty , Running , Social Media , Terminal Illness , Tunisia , Youth Affairs
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Treasurer
Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 16th March 2016Blockchain , British Sikhs , Canada , Charities and Volunteering , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Estonia , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Textiles and Fashion
Adult Education , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens Rights , Commonwealth , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Longevity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Period Equality , Photography , Race and Community , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , Social Work , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Rail Link to Heathrow , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
Bahá'í Faith , Brain Tumours , Britiish Offshore Oil and Gas Industry , Broadband and Digital Communication , Cameroon , China , Death Penalty , Deliberative Democracy , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Fisheries , Geographically Protected Foods , Hong Kong , Kuwait , Marine Energy , Multiple Sclerosis , Oman , Qatar , UK Islands , Uyghurs
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Arctic and Nordic Councils , Canada , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Explosive Threats , Fair Business Banking , Listed Properties , Malawi , Motorcycling , Multiple Sclerosis , Tibet , Uyghurs
Internet, Communications and Technology
Family Business , Food and Drink , Key Cities , Northern Powerhouse , Nuclear Energy , Taxation , West Coast Main Line
Antibiotics , Deliberative Democracy , Electoral Reform , Food Banks , Golf , Hospitality and Tourism , Malawi , Universal Credit , Veterans , Votes at 16 , Women and Work
Bahrain , Chalk Streams , Cricket , East of England , Entrepreneurship , Housing and Planning , Housing Market and Housing Delivery , International Trade and Investment , Liechtenstein , Ocean Conservation , Regeneration and Development , Small and Micro Business , Sovereign Wealth Funds , Sweden , Waterways , Weddings
Contact Details
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David Linden MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 1801.
Email: david.linden.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Fraser Grieve, Scotch Whisky Association, 16 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP. Tel: 020 3404 6393
Email: fgrieve@swa.org.uk
Benefits in Kind
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Scotch Whisky Association
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
£1,501
5 Jul 2018
Scotch Whisky Association
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
£1,501
5 Jul 2017
Scotch Whisky Association
Secretariat From : 05/07/2017 To : 04/07/2018
£1,501
1 Dec 2016
Scotch Whisky Association
Secretariat From : 01/12/2016 To : 30/11/2017
£1,501
7 Oct 2016
The Scotch Whiskey Association
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
£3,001
7 Oct 2016
Scotch Whisky Association
Visit to Islay From : 07/10/2016 To : 08/10/2016
£3,001
15 Sep 2015
Scotch Whisky Association
Secretariat From : 15/09/2015 To : 15/09/2016
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Scotch Whisky APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Brendan O'Hara
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
Drew Hendry
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 21st April 2021
Cuba , Financial Education for Young People , Forestry and Tree Planting , Germany , Gibraltar , Greenland , Light Rail , Manufacturing , Romania , Terminal Illness
Douglas Ross
Vice Chair
Conservative - Moray
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Ian Blackford
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 10th October 2018
Christians in Parliament
Michelle Thomson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Edinburgh West
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Côte d’Ivoire , Death Penalty , Devolution , Libya , Nutrition for Growth , Trade and Export Promotion , Trade Justice , Trade out of Poverty
Jim Fitzpatrick
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 24th November 2016
Martin John Docherty
Treasurer
Joined: 3rd February 2016Departed: 3rd February 2016
Autism , Children , Children who need Palliative Care , Dark Skies , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus