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Supermarket Regulator

I, too, congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing such an important debate. He is presenting the case very well, and I support what he has said. To add weight to his argument, not only small shops suffer from the buying power of supermarkets; suppliers often suffer, too. Dairy farmers receive a farm-gate price for milk that is below the cost of production, yet supermarkets benefit from a huge mark-up when the milk is on their shelves. Suppliers as well as shops are suffering.