§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he has any plans to issue revised guidance to local authorities about the prosecution of those who trade illegally on Sundays;
(2) if he will make it his policy to write to those companies which have openly admitted that they are trading illegally on Sundays reminding them of the law on this matter;
(3) what information he has concerning the names of those retail traders in central London which traded 329W illegally on Sunday 16 December; and what steps are being taken by his Department to ensure that they are prosecuted.
§ Mrs. RumboldResponsibility for the enforcement of the provisions governing Sunday trading in the Shops Act 1950 is vested in local authorities, which are well aware of their responsibilities. The Government do not receive information directly about traders alleged to have broken the law in this respect.