Stephen Hammond – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Hammond on 2015-02-12.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the financial contribution of the spirits industry to the UK economy.

Priti Patel

Ernst & Young (EY) have recently published its economic impact analysis of the spirits industry in the UK. The EY report which can be found online includes estimates of the spirits industry’s financial contribution to the UK economy, contribution to economic activity and the number of jobs the industry supports.