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Retail Sector

Proceeding contribution from Greg Clark (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 June 2018. It occurred during Opposition day on Retail Sector.

I was not aware of that, and my colleagues and I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss her example.

It is not the case that in recent years we have experienced a collapse in employment—rather the reverse. The trend has been towards increasing and, more recently, more stable employment. We are seeing more full-time work, rather than part-time work, in the mix. Nor is it the case that more retailers are failing. The hon. Member for Salford and Eccles correctly mentioned some recent examples of retailers that have gone out of business, but it has always been the case that some retailers have failed and been replaced by others.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
642 c328 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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