Shops Bill

HC Deb 14 January 1986 vol 89 cc547-8W

Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will update the figures previously given for the number of representations he has received from members of the public and interested parties for and against the Shops Bill [Lords] detailing the total numbers involved; and if he will list any shopping chains that have written in favour and those against.

	Wet Deposition	Dry Deposition
	Loch Ard	Merrick	Loch Ard	Merrick
Hydrogen ion (gH+m-2 year-1)	0.05–0.1	0.05–0.1	—	—
Sulphate (gSm-2 year-1)	1.2.1.6	>1.6	0.5–1.0	0.5–1.0
Nitrate (gNm-2 year-1)	0.2–0.4	0.1–0.2	Not Available

It is not possible to make an accurate estimate of future deposition levels at specific sites in individual years because of the difficulty of forecasting emissions and the large year-to-year variation introduced by meteorological

Mr. Waddington

We have received 27 representations in favour of the Bill since its publication and 16,292 against. The following multiple retailers have written in favour of the Bill since its publicationWyevale Garden Centres Limited Notcutts Garden Centres Limited William Stike Limited Briggs Boot Stores.

The Co-operative Union Limited has written against.