This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Reduce the cost of food in the major supermarkets.
Reduce the cost of food shopping.
The rise in costs to do a weekly shop are increasing to a point that should not be acceptable.
The supermarkets are showing MASSIVE profits to their stakeholders, which hugely increase during lockdown and is continuing on now.
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The country's nutrition is being put at stake with the costs rising. The majority of the public are forced to eat lower standard food to keep costs low, and is affecting the nutrition for children who need this to sustain growth and development.
Healthy food is way more expensive than junk food nowadays, and this greatly affects people's mental and physical health.
This then has a negative impact on our NHS.
Drop costs on food, we need to eat to survive.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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Decisions about the price of food are a matter for producers and retailers, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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