Question follow-through · 124941
Supermarkets: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with major supermarkets on the increasing price differential between loyalty and non-loyalty prices.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 15 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with major supermarkets on the increasing price differential between loyalty and non-loyalty prices.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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15 Apr 2026
Answer published
The groceries sector operates in a competitive market, and supermarkets are free to set their prices how they choose. Recent Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reports have shown that competition and profitability in the groceries sector has demonstr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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