All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky and Spirits Group
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The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky and Spirits Group is to promote and support scotch whisky and spirits and facilitate communication and understanding between representatives from the scotch whisky and spirits industry and Members of Parliament.
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People
2011
- Chair -Jim Sheridan [1]
- Vice-Chairs - Anne McIntosh, Alan Reid, Angus Robertson[1],
- Treasurer - Baroness Irene Adams of Craigielea Treasurer (Labour) [1]
- Secretary - Brian H. Donohoe[1]
Qualifying Members
- John Thurso – LD
- Don Foster – LD
- Alun Cairns – Con
- Mike Crockart – LD
- Brian Donohoe (Labour)
- Tony Baldry (Conservative)
- Graham Brady (Conservative)
- Christopher Chope (Conservative)
- James Gray (Conservative)
- Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
- Anne McIntosh (Conservative)
- Tim Boswell (Conservative)
- Ian Davidson
- John Robertson
- Angus Robertson (SNP)
- Tom Greatrex
- Lindsay Roy
- Jim Cunningham
- Jim Hood (Labour)
- Ann McKechin (Labour)
2009
Officers
- John McFall Chair (Labour)
- David Mundell Vice Chair (Conservative)
- Angus Robertson Vice Chair (SNP)
- Alan Reid Vice Chair (Lib Dem)
- Brian Donohoe Secretary (Labour)
- Baroness Irene Adams of Craigielea Treasurer (Labour)
Qualifying Members
- Brian Jenkins (MP) (Labour)
- Andrew Dismore (Labour)
- Joan Humble (Labour)
- Dr Rudi Vis (Labour)
- Bill Olner (Labour)
- Jim Cunningham (Labour)
- Rosemary McKenna(Labour)
- Jimmy Hood (Labour)
- Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)
- Thomas McAvoy (Labour)
- Tony Baldry (Conservative)
- Christopher Chope (Conservative)
- James Gray (Conservative)
- Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
- Anne McIntosh (Conservative)
- Tim Boswell (Conservative)
- Nigel Evans (Conservative)
- Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
- Graham Brady (Conservative)
- Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem) [2]
The All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky and Spirits Group and minimum pricing
Former Vice Chair of the group David Mundell (Conservative) offered support to Labour on the issue of minimum pricing by saying that, the SNP must “think again” because it would increase prices of Scotch at home and allow other countries to impose tariffs of one of Scotland’s premier products. He said this in response to job losses from Diageo in Kilmarnock, arguing that the situation should not be made worse by introducing minimum pricing. [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 , House of Commons, Register Of All-Party Groups (as at 28th April 2011) All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky and Spirits Group, accessed 20 June 2011
- ↑ House of Commons "Register of all party groups"(Accessed 01/03/2010)
- ↑ House of Commons Register of All Party Interests Scotch Whisky accessed 9th December 2009
- ↑ Scottish Conservatives.org “Conservative comment on Diageo job losses” (Accessed 23/04/2010)
