Petition · past parliament
Abolish or introduce relaxation to the Sunday Trading Act 1994
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently the Sunday Trading Act 1994 prohibits larger stores from trading for more than 6 hours during any given Sunday. This petition is to request the government to either abolish the Sunday Trading Act 1994 or to introduce further relaxation to allow larger stores to trade for more hours.
The Sunday Trading Act 1994:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/20
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/20
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.