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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Friday, 2 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Food Supply: Competition

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of anti-Trust laws in ensuring global food resilience and (b) potential merits of reforming those laws; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The Government is committed to increasing global food resilience and is working closely with G7 partners to get support to those who need it the most, including cooperating with the rest of the G7 to build on the first G7 Famine Prevention Compact, which was agreed during the UK’s Presidency in 2021.

Mergers and takeovers are primarily a commercial matter for the parties concerned. However, the Government acknowledges that there are instances when such transactions might raise public interest concerns and there is an established process for considering whether there are specific public interest reasons for Ministers to intervene in mergers under the Enterprise Act 2002.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
47502
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Consumers Competition Food supply
Link
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