Whisky: Scotland
(asked on 23rd October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that are supported by the Scotch whisky industry in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK.
This question was answered on 31st October 2017
The Scotch whisky industry is a valuable contributor to employment in Scotland and across the UK. The latest Scotch Whisky Association GVA figures (2014-2016) show that the industry supports 36,850 jobs across Scotland and 40,190 across the UK as a whole.