EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS IN THE RETAIL SECTOR

<p>That this House welcomes the British Retail Consortium's new report Retail in Society: Britain's Favourite Job; congratulates the contributing retailersontheir initiatives to enhance staff skills and provide training opportunities; recognises the excellent prospects for career progression the retail sector delivers through flexible working; appreciates the huge importance of large scale employment that retail can provide, particularly in the current climate; and acknowledges the importance of retail within the private sector as a key driver of growth.</p>