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<br /> <br /><p>We have consulted on our proposals to devolve the power to extend
Sunday trading hours to local areas, to which we received a large number of responses
from a wide range of stakeholders. We will be publishing the Government’s response
shortly. In the consultation, we said we considered that devolving this power would
enable local areas to determine the Sunday trading hours that better reflect the need
of local people, providing greater choice over when and where they shop. People may
choose small retailers, as for example, they offer a diverse range of products and
services from convenient locations. This is perhaps why the convenience sector last
year saw the opening of two new stores a day and growth in turnover of 5%.</p><p><strong></strong></p>
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