Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered on 28 March 2023.
Colum Eastwood
Social Democratic and Labour Party, Foyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce proposals to ensure statutory geographical indication protections for UK exporters of Irish Whiskey to help ensure alignment with the protections provided by the EU.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Irish Whiskey is registered in both the UK and EU as a cross-border geographical indication. In line with our ambitious trade agenda, the UK government aims to expand on the current intellectual protections for Irish Whiskey in third countries, both through seeking amendments to their legislation and via geographical indication protection in trade agreements.
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