§ Mr. Ray PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his policy on Sunday trading following(a) the outcome of the Kirklees case and (b) the delivery of the Advocate-General's opinion in the case before the European Court of Justice.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIt remains our aim to bring forward proposals for reform of the law on Sunday trading in England and Wales once the question of compatibility with the treaty of Rome has been clarified; and we therefore continue to await judgment in relevant cases by the European Court of Justice, which is expected this autumn. This policy is affected neither by the Kirklees judgment, because that determined only the law on interim injunctions, nor by the Advocate General's delivery on 8 July of his opinion to the ECJ, because it formed only part of the Court's deliberations.