FUTURE OF THE GROCERY MARKET

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That this House welcomes the independent report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Small Shops; acknowledges the importance of consumer choice and diversity in the grocery market; recognises the high level of concern in the retail industry and many communities about an unbalanced trading environment; calls on the Government to respond fully to the recommendations made in the report; and urges the Office of Fair Trading to allow a full review of the grocery market in the light of these threats to local shops.