United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 35049
Supermarkets: Coronavirus
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25 March 2020
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21 April 2020 · Answer
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21 April 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that supermarkets are raising prices for basic staple foods during the covid-19 outbreak.
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25 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that supermarkets are raising prices for basic staple foods during the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
21 April 2020
Answer
It is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or comment on day-to-day commercial decisions. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has developed a timely indication of price change for high-demand products (HDP) covering the period 16 March...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-25/35049
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1187873
- uk · wq-1187873 · source updated 21 April 2020