Free Trade Agreements: Opportunities for Scotland

Part of Scotland – in the House of Commons at on 8 September 2021.

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Photo of David Duguid David Duguid Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

On that final point, I could not agree more. It is hugely welcome to see the removal of the 5% tariff on Scotch whisky in the agreement in principle between the UK and Australia. That will help Scottish whisky distillers to continue to expand exports to Australia, which have almost doubled over the last decade, making Australia our eighth largest market by value.