Neil Parish

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  • Jun.21.2018: MPs pour scorn on Sainsbury-Asda merger. The bosses of J Sainsbury and Asda have been accused of lying to MPs, “talking baloney”, providing “Mickey Mouse” figures and pursuing a merger that could “cut the throats” of suppliers. In a bruising session in front of the Commons’ environment, food and rural affairs committee, Roger Burnley, chief executive of Asda, and Mike Coupe, his counterpart at Sainsbury's, battled to convince politicians of the merits of their proposed £12 bn tie-up. The two chief executives have claimed that it would create a more efficient grocery business that could provide better prices and choice to its customers. They also have pledged to lower the prices of “everyday items”, such as pasta and tinned tomatoes, by 10 per cent by “streamlining” the supplier base and targeting lower prices from its top 100 suppliers. However, Mr Parish said that while the merger may benefit customers, he suggested that it would be done at the expense of suppliers. “It’s a very cut-throat business out there and I know whose throats you’re going to cut,” he said. MPs also questioned Mr Burnley’s assertion that Sainsbury’s and Asda would continue to be run as separate businesses, arguing that eventually they would become one supermarket, which could reduce consumer choice. Deirdre Hipwell, The Times. See also Traidcraft article.
  • Jan.12.2016: {{{title}}} Labour MP Teresa Pearce's amendment to the Housing and Planning Bill 2016, which would place a duty on landlords to ensure that their properties are fit for habitation when let and remain fit during the course of the tenancy, was defeated by 312 votes to 219. Marcus Jones said the govt believed that homes should be fit for human habitation, but did not want to pass a new law that would explicitly require it. Other ministers claimed the proposal would impose "unnecessary regulation" on landlords, and that it would push up rents. Neil Parish, himself a landlord, was one of those who voted "No". Jon Stone, The Independent.