Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess has spoken on behalf of small shop owners over regulations.
Mr Amess, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, raised concerns in Parliament yesterday from constituents about the present levels of regulation on small shops.
Mr Amess said that the additional regulatory costs to shop owners introduced by the Labour government have equated to £11 billion every year since 1998, according tot eh British Chambers of Commerce.
Mr Amess told the House of Commons that he receives “many representations from shops in Southend West and across the country on the burden of such regulations.”
He asked for a discussion between the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group and the Business, Innovation and Skills Minister, Conservative Mark Prisk, which was granted.
