Department for Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 15 July 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to devolve powers on Sunday trading to (a) top-tier authorities, (b) district councils and (c) London boroughs.
As announced in the Budget, the Government is consulting on proposals to devolve decision making on Sunday trading hours to a local level, for example, to elected metro mayors and/or Local Authorities, in England and Wales.
The decision on what tier of local authorities that power will be devolved to will be made on the basis of the outcome of the consultation.
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