Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of breweries that have closed in England in each of the last 10 years.
The latest ONS data (as of 5th October 2020) shows the overall number beer manufacturing enterprises in England from 2011 to 2020. Business openings and closures (VAT registrations or de-registrations) are not published at this level of industry detail.
Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises in England
Date | England |
2011 | 490 |
2012 | 555 |
2013 | 645 |
2014 | 765 |
2015 | 855 |
2016 | 965 |
2017 | 1,060 |
2018 | 1,125 |
2019 | 1,150 |
2020 | 1,135 |
Source: ONS Business Counts