Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords]

Part of Sittings of the House (1 May) – in the House of Commons at 6:34 pm on 30 April 2012.

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Photo of Philip Davies Philip Davies Conservative, Shipley 6:34, 30 April 2012

The hon. Gentleman said that 78% of USDAW workers did not want to work extra on a Sunday. Given that the Labour party has been banging on about how it wants the Government to do things that will create extra jobs, it is ridiculous to see that party equivocating on something—liberalising Sunday trading laws—that would create extra jobs. Why does he want to prevent the 22% who do want to work extra on a Sunday from doing those extra hours? When I worked for a supermarket chain and asked people in the store to work overtime, I found that the easiest time to get them to work extra hours was on a Sunday, because that suited so many people. Why is his party equivocating about something that is good for those employees and would create more jobs if it were rolled out permanently?