The hon. Gentleman is making an important and strong case. Does he share my concern about figures that I have recently discovered showing that one of the largest producers of cider in this country imports 77% of the apples that it uses in production? On the argument that we need to support the cider industry with special pleading because of its importance to UK apple production, does he not agree that those figures demonstrate that all we are doing is subsidising apple production overseas?
Beer Duty Escalator
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Griffiths
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 March 2013.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Beer Duty Escalator.
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