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Wendy Chamberlain

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Israel and Gaza
Tuesday 19th March 2024

(3 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Laura Trott Portrait The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Laura Trott)
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I commend my hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) on their great work on this project. There appears to be a compelling case, and I know that the programme team at the Department of Health and Social Care is looking closely at the proposal.

Wendy Chamberlain Portrait Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife) (LD)
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T2. The Fife whisky festival took place in Cupar earlier this month, and was a great success. The industry welcomes the freeze in alcohol duty, but notes that it is only for six months. When will the Government provide the longer term consistency that the industry needs?

Gareth Davies Portrait The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Gareth Davies)
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Our support for the Scotch Whisky Association is long-standing, and it was a pleasure to meet its representatives recently. We have frozen or cut duty for Scottish whisky in fiscal events going back many years. We are representing the Scotch Whisky Association in trade agreements, and that support will endure long into the future.

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