Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2025. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator has undertaken enforcement action when a purchaser has not provided a compliant written milk contract.
- Answer
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Under the Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024, purchasers must explain variable price changes within 7 days of a price review. The Regulations now apply to all milk purchase contracts.
Breaches can be reported to the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA).
Whilst it is not appropriate to provide the details of any live investigations, to date, ASCA has received 1 formal complaint about a non-compliant milk contract (currently under investigation).
ASCA has also received a number of informal ‘in confidence’ concerns raised by producers across a range of issues. Where able to do so without revealing the identity of a producer, ASCA will raise these concerns directly with a milk purchaser.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 76991
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Contracts Milk Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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