New Year's Day Trading Consultation

That the Parliament welcomes that the Scottish Government consultation on whether to limit New Year’s Day trading in large stores has now ended; considers that evidence from USDAW trade union shows the effects that working long shifts in large stores on New Year’s Day had on staff's mental and physical health; believes that the Scottish Government should have regard to both the evidence presented to it and the wellbeing of workers; considers that retail staff deserve a well-earned rest on New Year’s Day after what is always a busy period for the industry; supports the continued calls from USDAW to close large stores on New Year’s Day, and calls on the Scottish Government to quickly report on the findings of the consultation with retail staff, their employers and the trade unions on New Year's Day closing.