All Sunday Trading articles – Page 2
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NewsSunday trading opposition grows ahead of Commons vote
The government could face defeat over its proposals to relax Sunday trading regulations in a Commons vote later today.
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NewsMPs urged to ignore 'misleading' Sunday trading claims
Campaigners are urging MPs not to be taken in by reports that the government’s plans to devolve Sunday trading decisions to local authorities will only be applied to high streets.
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NewsPM defends Sunday changes as minister admits lack of evidence
The Prime Minister has insisted that “all the evidence shows” that Sunday trading deregulation would be welcomed by shoppers, even though a business minister has admitted that the government has failed to commission any research on the issue over the last 10 years.
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Video: Keep Sunday Special lobbies Parliament
Retailers and MPs speak out against proposed changes to Sunday trading regulations in Westminster.
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NewsKeep Sunday Special campaign launches legal challenge
The Keep Sunday Special campaign group has issued notice to legally challenge the government’s decision to press ahead with plans to change Sunday trading regulations.
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NewsMass lobby of MPs planned to fight Sunday trading proposals
ACS is helping to co-ordinate a mass lobbying campaign of Parliament on Monday 29 February as legislation devolving Sunday opening hours to local authorities reaches a crucial stage.
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NewsACS urges MPs to reject Sunday trading plans
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on MPs to reject an amendment tabled in the Enterprise Bill on the devolution of Sunday Trading rules to local authorities, while retailers have warned that the measures could be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back”.
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NewsGovernment to press ahead with Sunday Trading devolution
The government has announced it is to press ahead with the devolution of Sunday trading regulations to local authorities.
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NewsSunday trading plans face major political challenge
The government’s plans to devolve Sunday trading powers to local authorities have suffered a major setback following opposition from the Scottish National Party.
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NewsChancellor urged to axe Sunday trading plans
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Chancellor to shelve plans to change Sunday trading rules and take action on business rates and employment costs.
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NewsTory MP backs existing Sunday trading legislation
A Conservative MP has outlined his support for retaining the existing Sunday trading regulations in a visit to a Spar store in his Welsh constituency.
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NewsMPs raise Sunday trading concerns in Parliament
A cross-section of MPs have raised concerns in Parliament about the government’s plans to devolve decisions on Sunday trading to local authorities.
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NewsResponses flood in for Sunday trading consultation
The government has received a “significant number of responses” from a variety of stakeholders to its consultation on devolving Sunday trading powers to councils.
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NewsSunday trading: Survey of council chiefs highlights issues
A survey of local authority chief executives has revealed that plans to devolve Sunday trading rules locally would benefit out of town stores over high streets and town centres.
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NewsSunday trading: Proposals fail government's family test
The government has failed to apply the family test to its plans to liberalise Sunday trading regulations, according to research commissioned by the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsConservative MP upbeat about defeating Sunday trading plans
Plans to change Sunday trading rules will not become law if politicians and the public voice their opposition to the proposals, a Conservative MP has told C-Store.
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NewsSunday trading ambivalence prompts call to action
With shoppers and supermarket groups ambivalent about proposed changes to Sunday trading rules, retailers are being urged to voice their concerns in order to tip the balance in their favour.
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NewsLobby groups unite against Sunday trading changes
Keep Sunday Special has launched a new campaign against devolving the current Sunday trading laws.
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Now is the time to speak out on Sunday trading
The government has launched its consultation on plans to devolve Sunday trading regulations