Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8962

Supermarkets: Supply Chains

Tabled: 14 October 2024

Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Grocery Supply Code of Practice for all (a) upstream and (b) mid-supply chain businesses.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The Groceries Supply Code of Practice covers direct suppliers to large retailers in the UK and was introduced after a competition investigation into the grocery retail sector. Power imbalances between trading businesses can make smaller parties susceptibl...

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