Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15833

Supermarkets: Competition

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Gordon McKee

LabourGlasgow South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of competition in the grocery market in communities with limited access to large supermarkets.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government has not assessed the adequacy of competition in the grocery market in communities with limited access to large supermarkets. Responsibility for such assessments falls to the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s principal competition ...

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