Member

We appreciate that the Minister is likely to say that many of these conditions are liable to change and therefore setting them out in regulations is easier. We understand that. However, with these probing amendments, we are simply asking for an idea of the timescale and for information on the timetable and on when and how the Government will communicate the new regulations to all retailers, not just to large retailers or the trade associations that do not always necessarily represent all retailers, as we alluded to in debates on earlier groups. For small retailers, certainty is essential. For them, every week of additional notice, every small margin in their budgets, every additional cost can make the difference between profit and loss—the difference between running a viable business and going bust. I hope that the Government will recognise the pressures facing small retailers, in particular, lay out a clear timetable to reduce uncertainty for them and devise a licensing system in partnership with them. I beg to move.