Opinion on local councils deciding Sunday trading hours survey

This statistic displays public opinion on the possibility that the UK government will allow local councils to decide opening hours on Sundays for larger shops in 2016. Of respondents in England and Wales, 39 percent felt the possibility of local councils deciding store open hours on Sundays was a good idea to some extent. Around a third thought it was a bad idea.

How do you feel about local councils being able to decide how long shops can open on Sundays?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very good idea	15%
Fairly good idea	24%
Not sure	28%
Fairly bad idea	13%
Very bad idea	21%

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Release date

February 2016

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

1,896 respondents

Special properties

English and Welsh adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "The government is also considering allowing local councils to decide opening hours for large shops in their area. How do you feel about local councils being able to decide how long shops can open on Sundays?"

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