Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 2 February 2016.
Officials met USDAW, the TUC and the GMB back in August, and I am very much in favour of the policy of devolving down to local authorities the powers to extend Sunday trading laws if they wish, and if it suits their local area. We may hear more about this from the Secretary of State later when introducing the Enterprise Bill; I hope so.