AQW 1277/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 30/01/2020
Answered On Date: 13/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she plans to revise licensing legislation to enable local producers of beer, cider and spirits to sell their products directly to the public; and, if so, when the legislation will be brought forward.

Answer:

The reform of licensing laws is an Executive priority under the New Decade, New Approach Deal, and is one that I am keen to move forward as soon as possible.

I am currently considering a draft outcome report on the Department’s recent consultation on liquor licensing laws, which includes a number of representations from local producers of beer, cider and spirits. I will announce how I intend to proceed in due course.