MPs debate the retail sector and rural crime and public services
6 June 2018 (updated on 6 June 2018)
MPs debated the retail sector in the House of Commons on 6 June 2018. The debate was the first of two to take place on subjects chosen by the Opposition.
Retail sector
The debate was opened by the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rebecca Long Bailey. Business Secretary Greg Clark responded on behalf of the Government.
The motion passed without a division.
- Watch the debate on the retail sector on Parliament TV
- Read Commons Hansard: Retail sector
- Read the Opposition Motion in the Order Paper: Main Business item number 2
Rural crime and public services
The second of the day's Opposition debates was on rural crime and public services. Shadow Policing Minister Louise Haigh opened the debate, with Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins responding for the Government.
The motion passed without a division.
- Read Commons Hansard: Rural crime and public services
- Watch the debate on rural crime and public services on Parliament TV
- Read the Opposition Motion in the Order Paper: Main Business item number 2
Related information
About Opposition Day debates
Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition.
Seventeen days are at the disposal of the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the largest opposition party, to decide which matters are debated. Three days are usually divided between the other opposition parties.
The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.
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