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Shops opening on Christmas Day - House of Commons Library
Under the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004, large shops in England and Wales cannot open on Christmas Day.For the purposes of the Act, a ‘large’ shop is larger than 280 square metres in size. Smaller shops are unaffected by the Act. A small shop could open twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including Christmas Day, if the owner so wished.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02773/
Shops opening on Christmas Day
Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004, large shops in England and Wales cannot open on Christmas Day. For the purposes of the Act, a ‘large’ shop is larger than 280 square metres in size. Smaller shops are unaffected by the Act. A small shop could open twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including Christmas Day, if the owner so wished.
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN02773/SN02773.pdf
Christmas Day (Trading)Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Noble Lords may recall that I had the honour of promoting the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill in the 2001–02 Session. Your Lordships very kindly gave the Bill your full support at that time. It was efficiently dealt with in this House, but unfortunately it did not receive sufficient time to be debated in another place, and consequently fell.
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2004-07-16/debates/7ef5dbff-0191-4b28-a361-71579708a222/ChristmasDay(Trading)Bill
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [HL] - publications.parliament.uk
Bill 118 53/1 Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [HL] 1 A BILL TO Prohibit trading on Christmas Day in certain cases; and for connected purposes. E IT ENACTED by the Queen™s most Excellent Maje sty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmbills/118/2002118.pdf
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Christmas Day (Trading) Bill' on Friday 16 March 2001.
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2001-03-16/debates/87d22e65-c283-45d4-815d-c2192fda079c/ChristmasDay(Trading)Bill
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill - publications.parliament.uk
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill. This is the text of the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 17th January 2001. Christmas Day (Trading) Bill ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES: Clause : 1. Large shops not to open on Christmas Day. 2. Interpretation. 3. Expenses. 4.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200001/cmbills/014/2001014.htm
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill - publications.parliament.uk
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill . Christmas Day (Trading) Bill. 1 : A. Bill. To. prohibit the opening of large shops on Christmas Day. B e it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and . consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present . Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the ...
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldbills/089/04089.1-i.html
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [H.L.] (Hansard, 7 November 2001)
§Lord Davies of Coity. My Lords, that takes it a stage further. I bring the Bill before the House in an attempt to correct an anomaly in the Sunday Trading Act 1994 and to protect Britain's shopworkers from being forced to work on Christmas Day. As a former general secretary of the shopworkers' union, USDAW, I have spent many years seeking to protect shopworkers from unlimited and often ...
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/2001/nov/07/christmas-day-trading-bill-hl
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Hansard, 26 March 2004)
In Scotland, Christmas day trading is a matter for the Scottish Executive, and I understand that a similar Bill is currently being considered there. The principles underlying the Bill have the support of the vast majority of the country's people. Christmas day should be a unique day—the one day in the year when people can come together with ...
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/2004/mar/26/christmas-day-trading-bill
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Bill 14 of 2000-01)
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill. (Bill 14 of 2000/01). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/22.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/rp01-22/
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Bill 20 2003/04) - House of Commons Library
Download full report Download ‘Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Bill 20 2003/04)’ report (171 KB , PDF) Related posts. Business and Consumer Confidence: Key Economic Indicators. Information on business and consumer confidence surveys. This is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/rp04-25/
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill - publications.parliament.uk
Prohibit trading on Christmas Day in certain cases; and for connected purposes. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Large shops not to open on Christmas Day. 1.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200001/cmbills/083/01083--a.htm
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [Money] (Hansard, 5 May 2004)
As drafted, the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr. Jones) may have some small expenditure implications for the Treasury purse. A money resolution is required because inspectors will enforce the prohibition on the opening of large shops on Christmas day. The costs are expected to be ...
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/2004/may/05/christmas-day-trading-bill-money
Lorraine Conway Shop opening hours and Sunday trading
The Christmas Day (Trading) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill with Government support, was introduced in the House of Commons on 7 January 2004 by Kevan Jones MP. The Act came into force on 9 December 2004. 1.2 Rejuvenating the high street Rejuvenating town centres and high streets has long been a matter of
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05522/SN05522.pdf
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [Money] (Hansard, 3 April 2001)
§Mr. O'Brien. As drafted, the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill may have some small expenditure implications for the Treasury purse, and a money resolution is therefore required. The small amount of extra expenditure would be in respect of inspectors to enforce the prohibition on the opening of large shops on Christmas day.
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/2001/apr/03/christmas-day-trading-bill-money
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Hansard, 16 March 2001)
Christmas day trading can be seen as part of an on-going process, going back many years, starting with Sunday opening and going on to bank holiday opening, 24-hour opening and Sunday browsing time. The Bill would prevent the continuation of that process. That is not to say that all those measures have been detrimental.
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/2001/mar/16/christmas-day-trading-bill
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill
The aim of the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill (Bill 20 of 2003/4) is to prohibit large shops and supermarkets from opening on Christmas Day whatever day of the week it falls. For the purposes of the Bill, a large shop is defined by reference to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (STA 1994). Smaller
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP04-25/RP04-25.pdf
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill - publications.parliament.uk
Christmas Day (Trading) Bill 3 (a) in sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 2, omit “or Christmas Day”, and (b) after that sub-paragraph insert— “(5) Nothing in this paragraph applies where the Sunday is Christmas Day (the opening of large shops on Christmas Day being prohibited by section 1 of the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004).”
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldbills/111/2004111.pdf
House of Lords - Explanatory Note
CHRISTMAS DAY (TRADING) BILL. EXPLANATORY NOTES. INTRODUCTION. 1. These Explanatory Notes relate to the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 21st June 2004. They have been prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry with the consent of Lord Davies of Coity, the peer in charge of the Bill, in order to assist ...
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldbills/089/en/04089x--.htm