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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ray Powell (Labour), on Tuesday, 12 May 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 129 members in total.

SHOPS (AMENDMENT) BILL

That this House recognises that Britain's Sunday trading laws have come into question in connection with Article 30 of the Treaty of Rome; believes that, when the European Court has given a judgement, this House should be given the opportunity to consider the issue again; recalls that the Shops (Amendment) Bill received massive all-party support when put to the vote on 22nd January this year; and urges the Government, amongst the other measures to be laid before the House in this session, itself to introduce legislation to modernise the Sunday trading laws modelled on the Bill already shown to command broad and substantial parliamentary support.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

38A1
leave out from 'again' to end and add 'and urges the Government to reject the restrictive and bureaucratic proposals that were set out in the Shops (Amendment) Bill which simply perpetuate the anachronisms which have made the current Act so derided and unworkable and to introduce legislation which more accurately reflects the public's widely held wish to be able to shop on Sundays while at the same time ensuring full protection for all shop workers'.
38A2
at end add 'in the current session of Parliament'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
38 
38A1 
38A2 
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Sunday trading Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk