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Business of the House

Will my right hon. Friend find some time, rather urgently, to allow the Department of Trade and Industry to explain to the House why it is spending money and resources on a cost-benefit analysis on the possible extension of Sunday trading? Such a move is not wanted by the majority of supermarkets, employees or the public, and judging by my early-day motion, might not secure the support of the House. Would it not have been better for the DTI to secure the support of the House in principle before expending that money, which could have been better spent on combating the erosion of British manufacturing jobs?