Does the shadow Minister acknowledge, however, that internet shopping can be immensely beneficial to small, high-street shops? For example, in our constituency, the John Norris fishing supplies shop makes £12 million of sales over the internet but only £1 million through the door—and that allows it to keep going.
Future of Town Centres and High Streets
Proceeding contribution from
Rory Stewart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 January 2012.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Future of Town Centres and High Streets.
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