Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 126941

Groceries Code Adjudicator: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist Party — South Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role the Grocery Code Adjudicator has in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) ensures the UK’s largest grocery retailers comply with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (Groceries Code). The Groceries Code is a competition measure owned by the independent Competition and Markets Authority (CMA...

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