Written questions

Supermarkets: Prices

Commons · Question 124940 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 15 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce regulations to ensure that non-loyalty scheme prices for essential groceries are transparent.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 15 Apr 2026

Requirements on price transparency are set out in consumer protection law, including the Price Marking Order and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act which prohibits "drip pricing", requiring traders including supermarkets to provi...