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

I am grateful to the Minister for that assurance. Several Opposition colleagues have mentioned the Bill's timing. A private Member's Bill to the effect of this Bill was brought to the House just before Christmas, and the question has been put, ““Why not take forward that Bill, rather than the Government imposing their own?”” I imagine the answer is that proper reflection on its implications and consultation with all parties would need to take place, and it has. Will the Minister confirm that proper consideration, not any devious motive that Opposition Members might invent, was the reason for this Bill?