Found: Industry representative bodies (such as the Scotch Whisky Association – SWA) also work to influence

Found: Fera is just outside York, and the Scotch Whisky Research Institute does what it says on the tin

Found: The beneficial access that we got for Scotch whisky, for example, is not something that is available

Found: We might get the tariff reduction in India, say, on Scotch whisky.

Found: I am sure that the millions of Canadian consumers who are yet to sample Devon clotted cream, Scotch Whisky

Found: nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner and whisky tasting as part of a discussion on issues facing Scotch

Found: Marlborough Street, London W1F 7HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner and Scotch

Found: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: The Scotch Whisky Association
Address

Found: : Dinner, whisky tasting and meeting with Diageo's CEO for Labour MPs to showcase the importance of Scotch

Found: 1 Cross -Party Group on Scotch Whisky Tuesday 18th June 2024, 18:00-19:00 Via Teams Agenda

Found: Scotland Niall Evans, Lantra Scotland Gordon Nelson, Federation of Master Builders Kirsty Summers, Scotch

Found: the-moffat -centre -release - topline -figures -for-visits -to-scottish -attractions -in-2022/ 57 Scotch

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) what the outcomes were of the Lifting the Spirit trial at Elgin in 2013 and (b) whether it was operationally successful, and what it did to build on that trial.

Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport

The movement of freight is a commercial matter and the Scottish Government’s leadership in support for rail freight is outlined in our 2016 rail freight strategy, and put into practice with significant investment, a freight-first approach, and through our regulatory rail freight growth targets. The Lifting the Spirit Trial at Elgin in 2013 was led by regional transport partnership HITRANS, in partnership with the Scotch Whisky Association, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Moray Council and the EU Food Port. Their report is publicly available with lessons learnt. It is for the industry to lead on any follow up activities and Network Rail remains engaged with the industry through the Scotland Freight Joint Board and works with Freight Operating Companies and Freight End Users to enable modal shift to rail.