This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition Change Retail Christmas Opening hours.
People in Retail get a bad deal at Christmas, with most money hungry high street stores only closing for Christmas Day. December is a busy month for all people who work in retail, and they deserve a Christmas too.
Please sign this petition if you or a family member works in retail.
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So this petition is for a compulsory half day closing Christmas eve, Closed all day Christmas day and all day Boxing Day
This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months
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MPs want to hear your views on retail opening on Boxing Day
On Monday 12 December, MPs will debate petition 168524 to "Close all retail on Boxing Day". You can read petition 168524 and its Government response here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168524
The Petitions Committee wants to hear your views to help inform the debate. In particular, they would like to know:
· If Parliament banned retail stores from opening on Boxing Day, what effect would that have on you?
· How important are Boxing Day sales to you?
· If you’re a retail worker, do you have any choice about working on Boxing Day? Do you get extra pay for working on Boxing Day?
· If you were an MP, what questions would you ask the Government during the debate in Parliament?
Your comments will be summarised and shared with MPs taking part in the debate.
Share your views now on the UK Parliament website: http://www.parliament.uk/boxing-day-shopping-forum/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=168524&utm_medium=email&utm_content=forum
Please note that this forum is pre-moderated. Comments made during the weekend will not appear until Monday, once they have been checked. Comments that breach the online discussion rules will not be published. You can read the discussion rules here: http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say/online-discussion-rules/?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=168524&utm_medium=email&utm_content=rules
The deadline for comments is midnight on Tuesday 5 December.
The Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs. It is independent of Government. You can find out more about the Committee on its website:
http://www.parliament.uk/petitions-committee/role?utm_source=petition&utm_campaign=168524&utm_medium=email&utm_content=rules
You can follow the Petitions Committee on Twitter: @HoCpetitions #BoxingDayDebate