Debate contribution: Sunday Trading

Debate contribution by Mr Gordon Lyons on .

MLA
Mr Gordon Lyons
Party at the time
Democratic Unionist Party
Date
15 June 2026
Type
Debate contribution (made as a minister)
Business
Oral Answers to Questions
Heading
Sunday Trading
Assembly identifier
Official Report component 5614097

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The measures that have public support can go through. The Members opposite have been really passionate about some of the measures that have huge and widespread support across the Chamber. Therefore, in the meantime, why not proceed with the measures on which there is agreement? That could be done quickly by urgent procedure. If that were to happen —

— it would get broad support quickly across the Chamber. Of course, this is what Sinn Féin does: it interrupts when it does not agree with what is being said. That is a sensible position that can be adopted, and I encourage Sinn Féin to do that.

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