§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the conflicting interpretations of the law as affects Sunday trading in food, tobacco, sweets, and the like; whether any official advice on the subject, and, if so, of what nature, is tendered to the police authorities; and whether he will consider the desirability of an inquiry into the whole question?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe law on this subject has been authoritatively laid down by the High Court in the case of the London County Councilv. Gainsborough, which was decided in the King's Bench Division in April last. Since that decision there have not been, so far as I am aware, any conflicting interpretations and no official advice has been tendered either to the local authorities or to the police. The suggestion in the last part of the question will be borne in mind, but I do not propose to institute any inquiry at the present time.