Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce regulations to allow the importation of grapes from third countries, including the EU, for British wine production after the transition period.

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark on 19 June 2020, PQ UIN 58716.

[www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-11/58716]

The Government will keep the rules on the production and marketing of wine under review.

The restrictions identified in my previous response apply to wine produced from fresh grapes, as defined under the customs nomenclature (CN) code 2204. The product ‘British’ wine is classified under CN 2206 (other fermented beverage). It will still be possible to produce British wine from imported grape juice.