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Proceeding contribution from Graham Stringer (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 April 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords].


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

It is also, as my hon. Friend says, driven by the Treasury. Ministers would not be able to give examples from other Olympic games because this has not happened in those cases. I have been fortunate enough to go to a number of Olympic games, and the last thing that would have occurred to me at any of those games would have been to find the local supermarket and spend time in there. That did not occur to me, and I suspect that it will not occur to the people who come to London. This is about something larger—the power of very large supermarkets to change the structure of shopping in this country.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c1322 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Leisure Greater London Opening hours Religion Small businesses Working hours Shops Retail trade Supermarkets Sunday trading Olympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games 2012 Sunset clauses
Legislation
Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk