§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last met representatives of OPEN to discuss the effects of the Shops Act 1950 on the trading position of small shops.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe last meeting between Ministers and representatives of OPEN was held on 7 June 1989. Representatives of OPEN have met Home Office officials on several occasions since then to talk about ways of reforming the present law.