Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 29 April 2025.
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat, Frome and East Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce price controls on food.
Daniel Zeichner
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
It is not for the Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions taken by businesses.
We continue to monitor all key agricultural commodities. The UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade, and recent developments.
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