PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hygiene: Products (18 March 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) pharmacists, (b) suppliers and (c) other outlets do not profiteer from the price of hand sanitisers.

Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)

Answer

On 5 March, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a public statement to reassure businesses and consumers that it is monitoring retail practices during the Coronavirus outbreak. If required, the CMA will take direct enforcement action or advise the Government to take additional measures.


Answered by:
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
25 March 2020

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