Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Hain (Labour), on Wednesday, 23 March 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 81 members in total.

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME ZONE

That this House rejects the proposal that Britain should be included in the Central European Time Zone; notes that the research which is being cited in support of this idea includes 20 year old data on road traffic accidents and therefore fails to take account of new circumstances such as the welcome reduction in evening drink driving; further notes that Cm 722 states that fuel savings would be `very small compared to total energy costs'; would be appalled by a measure which would delay the winter sunrise until after 10 a.m. in much of Scotland and after 9 a.m. in other parts of the United Kingdom; fears that an artificial extension of morning darkness would have a detrimental effect on postal and goods delivery services, the construction industry and agriculture; condemns a proposal which would endanger people who begin work early in the mornings; noting that accidents to postmen and women doubled in the 1968 to 1971 experiment, and which would compel children to travel to school in darkness on icy roads; and calls on the Government to recognise the natural laws of the solar system by keeping the link with Greenwich Mean Time in accordance with the universally recognised World Time Order of 1944. (Relevant registered interest declared)

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

935 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Accidents Safety Time zones

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk