Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70027
Supermarkets: Supply Chains
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to prevent supermarkets from cancelling orders from vertical farms at short notice.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government is committed to tackling unfairness in the supply chain wherever it exists, which includes practices such as cancelling orders at short notice. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020 we can introduce regulations to inc...
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