Neil Parish MP has received two written answers from HM Treasury on alcohol duty.

Neil Parish: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much and what proportion of the cost of an average bottle alcohol excise duty has increased between (a) 1997 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and the present day; and if he will make a statement.

Nicky Morgan (The Economic Secretary to the Treasury; Loughborough, Con): HMRC's ‘Alcohol Factsheet October 2013' provides a range of data on alcohol, including the proportion of the average price of a drink that comprises of tax. This can be found here:

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutyBulletins.aspx

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 27 February 2014, c450W)

Neil Parish: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the report produced for the Wine and Spirit Trade Association entitled Economic Impact Assessment into the Wine and Spirit Industry in the UK and its conclusion on the effect of the alcohol duty escalator on the wider economy.

Nicky Morgan: HM Treasury are considering the report produced for the Wine and Spirits Trade Association alongside all other Budget representations, HM Treasury keeps all taxes, including alcohol duties, under review.

The Government has taken recent action that will help the alcohol industry. A major business rates package was announced at autumn statement 5 December 2013, Official Report, columns 1101-1113, that will help ease the tax burden on business. The Government will also abolish employer national insurance contributions for under-21s earning below £813 per week from April 2015.

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 27 February 2014, c451W)