Wine and Spirits Alert Sample


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Alert results for: Wine and Spirits

Information between 4th January 2024 - 2nd June 2024

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Parliamentary Debates
Wine Duty
17 speeches (4,119 words)
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Westminster Hall
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Will Quince (Con - Colchester) The UK is a major global hub for wine and spirits. - Link to Speech
2: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Stamford) few weeks alone, therefore, I have for example met the head of the all-party parliamentary group on wine - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Written Evidence - Commercial Determinants Research Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and the University of Edinburgh
PHS0623 - Prevention in health and social care

Prevention in health and social care - Health and Social Care Committee

Found: NoLo alcohol products; and initiatives like Drinkaware itself (which a 2012 presentation from the Wine



Written Answers
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Wednesday 14th February 2024

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact on excise duty receipts of the duty rates for wine and spirits introduced on 1 August 2023.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook report in November 2023. The publication contained an alcohol duty revenue forecast up to and including 2028-29 and was inclusive of all previous and planned future changes to alcohol duty rates including the changes to wine and spirits duty rates on 1 August 2023.

Table 2.12 in the supplementary tables published alongside the Economic and Fiscal Outlook report contains separate receipt forecasts by type of alcohol.



Petitions

Cap the cost of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits

Petition Closed - 74 Signatures

8 Jul 2024
closed 0 minutes ago

Taking into account the fact that alcoholic drinks are subject to significant duty, whereas non-alcoholic drinks are duty free, The Government should introduce a cap to ensure that alcohol free beers, wines and spirits are not more expensive than alcoholic ones.


Found: Cap the cost of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits



Department Publications - Consultations
Thursday 16th May 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Alcohol in licensed pavement areas
Document: (PDF)

Found: • UK Hospitality • British Beer and Pub Association • Association of Convenience Stores • Wine



Department Publications - Guidance
Monday 15th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Six-monthly report on Hong Kong: July to December 2023
Document: Six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December 2023 (PDF)

Found: Not only has this tax led to significant price disparities bet ween wine and spirits, but its ad valorem



Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 11th January 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: Government Hospitality wine cellar: bi-annual report 2020 to 2022
Document: Government Hospitality wine cellar bi-annual report, 2020 to 2022 (PDF)

Found: Consumption fell by approximately 96% to an overal l total of 130 bottles of wine and spirits .



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Thursday 11th January 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: UK’s accession protocol to CPTPP: report under Section 42 of Agriculture Act 2020
Document: Report pursuant to Section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 (PDF version) (PDF)

Found: This Annex aims to reduce technical barriers to trade for wine and spirits, including provisions on



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Feb. 27 2024
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: UK financial sanctions guidance
Document: High Value Dealers (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: can include but are not limited to, markets in art, cars, antiques, precious metals and stones, wine

Feb. 13 2024
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Source Page: Financial sanctions guidance for high value dealers
Document: Financial sanctions guidance for high value dealers (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: can include but are not limited to, markets in art, cars, antiques, precious metals and stones, wine



Deposited Papers
Monday 20th May 2024
Home Office
Source Page: I. Alcohol Licensing – consumption of alcohol in licensed pavement areas / off-sales Government consultation. 19p II. Alcohol licensing: Consumption of alcohol in licensed pavement areas and for takeaway and delivery. Impact assessment. 16p.
Document: Consultation_-_Licensing_the_pavement_area__May_2024_.pdf (PDF)

Found: • UK Hospitality • British Beer and Pub Association • Association of Convenience Stores • Wine

Monday 22nd April 2024

Source Page: The six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December 2023. 37p.
Document: Six-Monthly_Report_on_Hong_Kong_July_to_December_2023.pdf (PDF)

Found: Not only has this tax led to significant price disparities bet ween wine and spirits, but its ad valorem

Friday 26th January 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Alcohol licensing age verification: government consultation. 23p.
Document: Consultation_Alcohol_Licensing_Age_Verification.pdf (PDF)

Found: • UK Hospitality • British Beer and Pub Association • Association of Convenience Stores • Wine

Thursday 11th January 2024

Source Page: The Government Hospitality wine cellar bi-annual report 2020-2022. 11p.
Document: Wine.pdf (PDF)

Found: Consumption fell by approximately 96% to an overal l total of 130 bottles of wine and spirits .




Wine and Spirits mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Select Committee Publications
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy following her giving evidence on 26 March, 16 April 2024
Minimum unit pricing of alcohol

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: EH1 3DG www.gov.scot   The PHS evaluation found the price per unit of beer, wine



Scottish Government Publications
Monday 19th February 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) Continuation and future pricing: Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
Document: Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol – Continuation and Future Pricing Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF)

Found: THE DEMAND FOR BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS: A SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE - Fogarty - 2010 - Journal of Economic

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: DRS correspondence with special advisers: EIR review
Document: EIR - 202300351098 - Annex A (PDF)

Found: Their scheme excludes wine and spirits.

Thursday 11th January 2024
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Source Page: Circularity Scotland correspondence from 1 April to 15 June 2023: EIR release
Document: EIR - 202300362119 - information released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: 6 SIBA 42 7 Food and Drink Scotland 8 Scottish Wholesalers Association 9 Wine



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Anatomy of modern Free Trade Agreements
Friday 26th July 2019
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) can regulate a range of matters beyond the basic commitment to liberalise trade in goods by removing tariffs. This overview of two recent FTAs illustrates how states can take advantage of these treaties to achieve deeper economic and policy integration. It is topical to look into these arrangements, because the UK could embark on the negotiation
View source webpage

Found: In particular , the EU obtained duty-free access for its wine and spirits.

Brewing and distilling in Scotland - economic facts and figures
Thursday 11th October 2018
Scotland's brewing and distilling sectors play a vital role in the Scottish economy, permeating many facets of Scottish society. This paper presents economic facts and figures about Scotland's brewing and distilling sectors, with the objective of aiding policy scrutiny and developments in these sectors. Topics covered include: business base profile, turnover, employment, GVA,
View source webpage

Found: that there are significant dif ferences in the level of tax between dif ferent types of drink, with wine

Geographical Indications and Brexit
Thursday 23rd August 2018
This short briefing describes what Geographical Indications are and how the UK participates in the EU's approach to Geographical Indications. It then goes on to outline how the UK's departure from the EU might affect the UK's existing Geographical Indications including Scotland's 14 Geographical Indications recognised as part of the EU Protected Food Name Scheme in
View source webpage

Found: Transpose that to not only wine and spirits, but also food.