I echo my right hon. Friend because the hostility shown by the shadow Minister towards retail does not reflect the reality. Productivity grew by 4% in 2017, as reported by the British Retail Consortium. That is the reality.
Retail Sector
Proceeding contribution from
Justin Tomlinson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 June 2018.
It occurred during Opposition day on Retail Sector.
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2017-19
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