Petition · past parliament · Department for Business and Trade
Remove Sunday Trading Laws
Closed
33 signatures
What the petition asks
Remove Sunday Trading Laws so that large shops can trade as freely on Sundays as any other day of the week.
The Sunday Trading Act was introduced in 1994 but society has changed significantly since those days. More and more people work unconventional hours and having one day of the week reduced to just 6 trading hours makes planning your days off tricky. Additionally, this could be beneficial to the employees of these sites as they may have more hours available to them to earn more. This could also lead to more Income Tax paid to the government and increased VAT revenue from the additional sales.
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
33
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Opened
25 Mar 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.