Paddy Tipping

It is very clear that small food producers face unfair competition with large retailers. The Competition Commission has made a recommendation. When are the Government going to make a decision and announce it?

— from debate entitled “Grocery Supply Ombudsman”

The three speeches/headings immediately before

  1. 1 earlier: Kevin Brennan

    As I discussed with the hon. Gentleman just last week when he came to meet me about this subject, Parliament ultimately intends Ministers to take decisions. That is why the power rests with Ministers, and I think he would be the first to criticise me as a Minister if I simply accepted every recommendation without giving it due consideration.

  2. 2 earlier: Andrew George

    After 10 years of inquiries, the Competition Commission's recommendation clearly identified that supermarkets transfer excessive risk and unexpected costs, to the detriment of both suppliers and consumers. Surely for the Government this is more of a Kelly inquiry moment than a Professor Nutt moment. Are there any circumstances in which the Government have ever refused to accept the clear recommendations of the Competition Commission in this way?

  3. 3 earlier: Kevin Brennan

    We have received a number of oral and written representations from interested parties, expressing a range of views on the Competition Commission's proposal for a grocery supply code of practice ombudsman. Those views, together with the commission's careful analysis, will be taken into account when we reach our decision shortly.

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