Question follow-through · 124942
Supermarkets: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on supermarket pricing practices.
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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, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on supermarket pricing practices.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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15 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade engages regularly with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on competition and consumer protection issues.The CMA keeps supermarket pricing practices under review. In 2024, it carried out work on price marking ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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