Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to increase the small producer's relief scheme for small cider producers from 7,000 to 30,000 litres per annum.

HM Treasury has no plans to increase the exemption from cider duty to cider producers over 7,000 litres.

The exemption aims to remove small scale, non-commercial cider production from the duty system and we consider that a limit of 7,000 litres remains appropriate for this.