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Proceeding contribution from Lord Myners (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 26 April 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL].


Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]

I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, for her intervention, and to the Minister for correcting the noble Baroness by saying that there was no impact assessment and that the data from which the noble Baroness quotes do not constitute an impact statement. The numbers quoted by the noble Baroness, incidentally, are probably less than a week-end's takings at Westfield and take no account of displacement—that is to say, the spending which would have taken place in any case but is now being brought into these Sunday trading permitted-hours figures or displaced from smaller stores to larger ones. I should like to talk about treating people fairly, because that seems to be the issue on which the House wishes to focus in Committee.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c1894 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Employment Greater London Opening hours Religion Working hours Shops Sunday trading Olympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games 2012
Legislation
Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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