§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will undertake to set out the Government's proposed reforms of the Shops Act 1950 before the end of 1992; and if he will make a statement.
(2) whether he has any plans to publish, in broad terms, the reforms he would favour in the Shops Act 1950; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWe certainly hope to be able to fulfil before the end of this year our commitment to publishing proposals for reform of the Shops Act 1950 once the legal position is clear. Judgment by the European Court of Justice on the compatibility of the current law on Sunday trading in England and Wales with Community law is at present expected in the early autumn.