Agriculture: Supermarkets
Commons · Question 72153 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets on (a) the adequacy of the prices they pay to producers and (b) the potential merits of buying more produce from vertical farms.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 5 Sep 2025
The Government is committed to tackling unfairness in the supply chain wherever it exists. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020, we can introduce regulations to increase transparency and protect growers, across the range of horticu...