{"value":{"id":1660100,"askingMemberId":117,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-09-14T00:00:00","uin":"198980","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote Scotch whisky in international markets.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4474,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-09-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) offers a comprehensive package of support for whisky exporters, from our export academy which supports ‘new to export’ smaller businesses through to dedicated trade missions to key markets, inward buyer visits and a UK presence at major food and drink trade shows such as Prowein, Germany.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, DBT has staff in over 100 markets globally, contactable via our Export Support Service, a team of agriculture attachés in 11 markets focused on eliminating barriers for the food and drink industry and a dedicated team in Scotland focusing on support for Scottish exporters, including the Scotch whisky sector.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Trade Promotion: Whisky","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1660100","method":"GET"}]}