§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration his Department is giving to the use of section 43 of the Shops Act 1950 to enable shops to trade legally on Sundays during the Christmas period.
§ Mrs. RumboldSection 43 of the Shops Act 1950 contains no power to vary the provisions of the Act which are concerned specifically with Sunday trading.
§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue guidance on which shops and markets may open and which goods may be legally offered for sale in England on Sundays between 17 November and Christmas.
§ Mrs. RumboldI refer my hon. Friend to the reply to a question from him given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 5 November 1991 at column46.