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Key data and pressures facing the retail sector in the UK.
Key data and pressures facing the retail sector in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities and community organisations instead of disposing of it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require supermarkets to donate edible unsold food to charities and community organisations instead of disposing of it.
The Government supports food waste reduction through WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact and Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, helping businesses measure, reduce, report waste and increase surplus food redistribution. Businesses should prioritise redistribution; in 2024 retail redistributed 97,889 tonnes, 46% of surplus food redistributed in the UK.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers that prevent supermarkets from offering financial top-ups, similar to those offered under the previous paper voucher system, to the NHS Healthy Start scheme under the current digital prepaid card system; and what action they are taking to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers that prevent supermarkets from offering financial top-ups, similar to those offered under the previous paper voucher system, to the NHS Healthy Start scheme under the current digital prepaid card system; and what action they are taking to...
In August 2026, the Healthy Start Scheme supported over 347,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Healthy Start figures are published on the Healthy Start website. To improve uptake, the NHS Business Services Authority promotes the Healthy Start Scheme through its digital channels, online, and via traditional advertising opportunities, event exhibits, and through working with stakeholders and the media.
In relation to the number of eligible individuals who are not yet claiming the Healthy Start Scheme, I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 20 April 2026 in response to Question 124608, which, for ease of reference, is reproduced below.
We do not hold data on the proportion of families eligible to participate in the Healthy Start Scheme. As of 26 March 2026, there were 354,989 people on the digital scheme across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The data is based on individual people and is not the same as the number of families or households as there could be multiple beneficiaries living within one household.
The data includes the number of people on the digital scheme, formerly entitled beneficiaries, who have been accepted onto the scheme through an online application and issued a prepaid card at a specific point in time. This includes the number of children under the age of four years old and the number of pregnancies over ten weeks.
We continue to work with retailers on ways they can support the Healthy Start scheme, including on technical solutions to provide top-ups.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider requiring supermarkets and private parking operators to make clear that the availability of 24-hour electric vehicle charging does not necessarily mean that unrestricted parking is permitted outside store opening hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider requiring supermarkets and private parking operators to make clear that the availability of 24-hour electric vehicle charging does not necessarily mean that unrestricted parking is permitted outside store opening hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to protect motorists from disproportionate parking charges where they have used supermarket facilities in good faith, including electric vehicle chargers or parcel collection services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to protect motorists from disproportionate parking charges where they have used supermarket facilities in good faith, including electric vehicle chargers or parcel collection services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce minimum standards for the size, location and clarity of signs setting out parking restrictions and penalty charges at supermarket car parks with 24-hour electric vehicle charging facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce minimum standards for the size, location and clarity of signs setting out parking restrictions and penalty charges at supermarket car parks with 24-hour electric vehicle charging facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of signage informing motorists of parking restrictions at supermarket electric vehicle charging points.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of signage informing motorists of parking restrictions at supermarket electric vehicle charging points.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment the Competition and Markets Authority has made of the availability of stable application programming interfaces from major supermarkets for third-party developers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment the Competition and Markets Authority has made of the availability of stable application programming interfaces from major supermarkets for third-party developers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has not assessed the availability of stable application programming interfaces (“APIs”) from major supermarkets for third-party developers.
In 2023 and 2024, the CMA reviewed competition in the groceries sector and found no widespread evidence of weak competition. As part of this work, the CMA did identify issues with grocery retailers’ unit pricing practices that could affect shoppers’ ability to compare products and recommended changes to the Price Marking Order 2004. The UK government subsequently implemented reforms to unit pricing in April 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what research his Department has conducted on supermarket pricing in recent years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what research his Department has conducted on supermarket pricing in recent years.
The Department has considered supermarket pricing evidence through its work on the Price Marking Order, including a 2023 consumer survey and public consultation on unit pricing, which showed strong support for helping consumers identify best value. It has also considered Competition and Markets Authority findings on price marking and promotions, which informed recent updates to improve the consistency, visibility and transparency of pricing information. We recently updated the PMO in October 2025 to increase standardisation and transparency across a greater range of goods. These came into effect in April this year.
Additionally, Defra monitors food price inflation and publishes regular statistical reports using sources including the Office for National Statistics. Its in-house econometric model assesses how food supply chain cost changes affect consumer prices, including supermarket prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legal regulations to mandate the donation of surplus edible food from supermarkets to food redistribution organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legal regulations to mandate the donation of surplus edible food from supermarkets to food redistribution organisations.
The Government supports action to reduce food waste across the food industry through WRAP’s UK Food and Drink Pact and the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. These programmes help businesses measure, reduce and report food waste, set targets, and increase food redistribution. Participating retailers represent most of the UK grocery market and have shown that food waste can be reduced through better measurement and management. Where surplus food arises, businesses, including supermarkets, are expected to prioritise the safe redistribution of edible food to charities and people. In 2024, the retail sector redistributed 97,889 tonnes, 46% of surplus food redistributed in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support food banks and local charities to prevent supermarket food waste in North East Hampshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support food banks and local charities to prevent supermarket food waste in North East Hampshire constituency.
The Government’s Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy prioritises preventing food waste in the first instance. Where surplus food does arise, businesses, including supermarkets, are expected to prioritise the safe and timely redistribution of edible food to people in need. On 13 May, Government reinforced its commitment to supporting those most in need by announcing a new national programme to redistribute surplus food. Defra is driving action through a range of activities, including working across Government and with stakeholders to develop a national endeavour to end avoidable food waste, operating across the entire food supply chain and redistribution sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of solar panels installed on (a) supermarket car parks and (b) supermarket roofs to renewable energy generation targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of solar panels installed on (a) supermarket car parks and (b) supermarket roofs to renewable energy generation targets.
The government has not made an assessment of the potential impact of solar panels installed on supermarket car parks or supermarket roofs to renewable energy generation targets.
We do, however, recognise that deployment of solar capacity on car parks has several potential key benefits to help meet our targets by:
- Enabling deployment in urban and commercial areas closer to demand sites, reducing electricity network constraints.
- Resulting in multi-functional land use, generating clean, renewable electricity and providing shelter to vehicles while maintaining the primary purpose of parking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data her Department holds on the proportion of large retail premises, including supermarkets, that have installed solar panels on (a) roofs and (b) car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data her Department holds on the proportion of large retail premises, including supermarkets, that have installed solar panels on (a) roofs and (b) car parks.
The Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) tracks the progress of UK renewable electricity projects over 150kW through the planning system. It is possible to filter the database for rooftop solar PV installations, but we cannot identify which are for large retail premises, including supermarkets, and will not likely capture installations which fall below the 150kW threshold. It is therefore also not possible to identify which installations are on car parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unit pricing measures used by supermarkets, including pricing by item, weight and package size for equivalent products, on consumers' ability to compare prices and identify best value...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unit pricing measures used by supermarkets, including pricing by item, weight and package size for equivalent products, on consumers' ability to compare prices and identify best value...
The Price Marking Order (PMO) requires traders to display the selling price and, where applicable, the unit price for goods, enabling consumers to compare similar products and assess value for money. The PMO was recently updated so products sold by weight or volume must show unit prices in kilograms or litres. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 confirmed that the price displayed on the shelf must be the price the consumer pays. The Government engaged extensively with industry on these proposals and keeps them under review to support consistent pricing information for consumers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with supermarket retailers on ensuring that loose, packaged and multi-pack fresh fruit and vegetable products are displayed with comparable price-per-kilogram information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with supermarket retailers on ensuring that loose, packaged and multi-pack fresh fruit and vegetable products are displayed with comparable price-per-kilogram information.
The Price Marking Order (PMO) requires traders to display the selling price and, where applicable, the unit price for goods, enabling consumers to compare similar products and assess value for money. The PMO was recently updated so products sold by weight or volume must show unit prices in kilograms or litres. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 confirmed that the price displayed on the shelf must be the price the consumer pays. The Government engaged extensively with industry on these proposals and keeps them under review to support consistent pricing information for consumers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to use the Healthy Food Standard to help ensure that supermarkets provide a range of affordable, healthy products in smaller convenience stores.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to use the Healthy Food Standard to help ensure that supermarkets provide a range of affordable, healthy products in smaller convenience stores.
Healthier food targets and reporting is intended to improve the healthiness of food sales. We will consult soon on the design of the measures, a key aspect of which is to allow businesses flexibility to improve the healthiness of their sales in ways that best reflect their product portfolio and business model. For example, changing store layout, price points, or the reformulation of products. The consultation will also invite views on the size of the business in scope.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of competition in the grocery market in communities with limited access to large supermarkets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of competition in the grocery market in communities with limited access to large supermarkets.
The Government has not assessed the adequacy of competition in the grocery market in communities with limited access to large supermarkets. Responsibility for such assessments falls to the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s principal competition authority. The CMA has published several reports on competition and pricing in the groceries market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to tackle late payments to farmers from supermarkets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to tackle late payments to farmers from supermarkets.
Fairness within the agricultural supply chain is a key priority for the Government and is also important to our food security; one of Defra’s core priorities. We are using powers in the Agriculture Act to introduce ‘Fair Dealings’ Regulations, applying to businesses when purchasing agricultural products from farmers. These regulations could mandate that contracts include certain information, such as payment terms, and set parameters around these details.