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Asked by: Ian Murray (Labour - Edinburgh South)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the tourism industry.
Answered by John Whittingdale
The whisky industry is the UK’s largest single food and drink sector, accounting for 25% of the UK’s food and drink exports and 75% of Scottish food and drink exports, impacting 200 markets worldwide. The whisky sector generates £3.3 billion directly to the UK economy, and totals £5.5 billion when Gross Value Added (GVA) is added to the overall to UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Research by VisitScotland found that 20% of respondents stated they visited a whisky distillery on their holiday in Scotland, making it one of the top activities for overnight tourists on their trip to Scotland.
Visits to whisky distilleries in Scotland have increased by two thirds since 2010, and over 1000 people are now directly employed in tourism roles which equates to 10% of the industry’s direct employment in Scotland.
Mentions:
1: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) As many of us know, Scotch whisky is responsible for much of that. - Speech Link
2: MacDonald, Gordon (SNP - Edinburgh Pentlands) whisky—or 53 bottles of whisky every second—exported to markets all over the world. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) exporters will see tariffs cut from 80% to zero, a move that has been widely welcomed by members of the Scotch - Speech Link
2: Robert Goodwill (Con - Scarborough and Whitby) Australian wine is now certainly cheaper on our shelves, and our biggest food or drink export is Scotch - Speech Link
3: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) Member is sacrificing the interests of those selling Scotch whisky and other high-quality Scottish produce - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) I know that the Chancellor is aware of just how important the whisky industry is to the economy of rural - Speech Link
2: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Stamford) We are incredibly supportive of the Scotch whisky industry. - Speech Link