§ 84. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the representations he has received from trade organisations supporting the implementation of the Gowers Report with regard to the Shops Act, he will carry out an investigation among small independent shopkepers to ascertain their views before implementing the Report.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerA great deal of trouble has been taken to get every point of view on the proposals for legislation based on the Gowers Committee's Report on the Closing Hours of Shops. Altogether, excluding Scottish organisations, 66 bodies representing shopkeepers were consulted. A list of these associations, which include in their membership a large number of small independent shopkeepers, is given below. I do not think any further investigation is necessary, but I am willing to consider any further representations from interested persons or associations.
- Amalgamated Master Dairymen Ltd.
- Amusement Caterers' Association.
- Association of Retail Chambers of Trade.
- Booksellers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland.
- British Council of Retail Distributors.
- British Federation of Hotels and Boarding
- House Associations.
- British Herbalists Union.
- British Hotels and Restaurants Association.
- Caterers' Association of Great Britain.
- Central Milk Distributive Committee.
- Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association.
- Cocoa Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance, Ltd.
- Commercial Libraries Association Ltd. (London).
- Company Chemists' Association Ltd.
- Cooked Meats National Trade Association.
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- Drapers' Chamber of Trade.
- Early Closing Association.
- Federation of Street Traders Unions.
- Federation of Wholesale and Multiple Bakers, Ltd.
- Ice Cream Alliance Ltd.
- Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wig Makers and Perfumers.
- Incorporated National Federation of Boot
- Trades Associations Ltd.
- Independent Traders' Alliance.
- Industrial Catering Association.
- London Master Bakers and Confectioners Federation.
- Metropolitan Association of Grocery, Provision and Allied Trades.
- Milk Bars Association of Great Britain and Ireland Ltd.
- Motor Agents Federation.
- Multiple Shops Federation.
- Multiple Wine Merchants Association.
- National Association of Goldsmiths of Great Britain and Ireland.
- National Association of Master Bakers, Confectioners and Caterers.
- National Association of Multiple Grocers.
- National Association of Outfitters.
- National Association of Retail Furnishers.
- National Caterers Federation.
- National Chamber of Trade.
- National Check Traders' Federation.
- National Consultative Council of Retail Liquor Trade.
- National Dairymen's Association Incorporated.
- National Federated Electrical Association.
- National Federation of Credit Traders.
- National Federation of Fish Friers Ltd.
- National Federation of Fishmongers (Incorporating Poultry, Game and Rabbit Traders) Ltd.
- National Federation of Grocers and Provision Dealers' Associations.
- National Federation of Ironmongers.
- National Federation of Meat Traders' Associations (Inc.).
- National Federation of Merchant Tailors (Inc.).
- National Federation of Off-Licence Holders' Associations.
- National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Booksellers and Stationers.
- National Federation of Saddlers and Leather Goods Retailers.
- National Federation of Small Shopkeepers.
- National Hairdressers' Federation.
- National Market Traders' Federation.
- National Pawnbrokers' Association (Inc.).
- National Pharmaceutical Union.
- National Union of Retail Confectioners.
- National Union of Retail Tobacconists.
- National Union of Small Shopkeepers.
- Photographic Dealers Association.
- Radio and Television Retailers' Association (R.T.R.A.) Ltd.
- Retail Book, Stationery and Allied Trades' Employees' Association.
- Retail Distributors' Association.
- Retail Fruit Trade Federation.
- Stationers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland.