{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/766089.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":766089,"attributes":{"action":"Launch an independent review into retail price margins on essential goods","background":"Commission an independent review into retail price margins on essentials. The review should compare actual supplier costs against retail prices to identify how much of the final cost is due to inflation versus retailer markups. ","additional_details":"The review should investigate implementing statutory margin caps to prevent profiteering on basics. We believe the Government should stop retailers from driving costs beyond official inflation rates. We feel we are being price-gouged on fuel, milk, baby food, and meds. We demand a review into \"greedflation\" and the wholesale-to-shelf spread. \r\n \r\nDuring WWII, the Government set a precedent by managing rations to ensure survival for all. We believe that same duty must apply now. We believe we need statutory margin caps to ensure profiteering is illegal. No one should be outpriced on basics while some retailers report record profits.\r\n","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":25,"created_at":"2026-03-31T20:07:13.067Z","updated_at":"2026-05-08T07:59:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-05T08:56:02.740Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-02T15:34:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Amy Taylor","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"BT","name":"Department for Business and Trade","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":25}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bermondsey and Old Southwark","ons_code":"E14001085","mp":"Neil Coyle MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blackley and Middleton South","ons_code":"E14001103","mp":"Graham Stringer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bristol North West","ons_code":"E14001134","mp":"Rt Hon Darren Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cheltenham","ons_code":"E14001161","mp":"Max Wilkinson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon East","ons_code":"E14001186","mp":"Natasha Irons MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Derby South","ons_code":"E14001194","mp":"Baggy Shanker MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Heywood and Middleton North","ons_code":"E14001286","mp":"Mrs Elsie Blundell MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Islington North","ons_code":"E14001305","mp":"Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds East","ons_code":"E14001320","mp":"Richard Burgon MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Liverpool West Derby","ons_code":"E14001341","mp":"Ian Byrne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Luton South and South Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001346","mp":"Rachel Hopkins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton","ons_code":"E14001416","mp":"Jim McMahon MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Portsmouth North","ons_code":"E14001431","mp":"Amanda Martin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochdale","ons_code":"E14001446","mp":"Paul Waugh MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Salisbury","ons_code":"E14001460","mp":"Rt Hon John Glen MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001496","mp":"Mr Gagan Mohindra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Arbroath and Broughty Ferry","ons_code":"S14000066","mp":"Stephen Gethins MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dumfries and Galloway","ons_code":"S14000073","mp":"John Cooper MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":9},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":3},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":4},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}