Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy that financing should not be provided for the development of green technologies relating to direct manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

The Government provides financial support for green technologies including those related to the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. For example, £60m was provided to the Farming Innovation Programme this year, which offers R&D grant funding for innovative and green technologies across the farming, food and drink sector. It has previously funded the development of electronic weeding technology for vineyards, which helps protect the environment by reducing chemical pesticide usage.