Written question asked by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Summertime

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the tourism industry on the merits of introducing British Summer Time and Double British Summer Time.

Answer: The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and I have held a number of recent discussions with the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers, and Attractions (BALPPA) and other tourism industry stakeholders about the potential benefits to DCMS sectors, including tourism and sport, of making changes to British Summer Time (BST).The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is the lead policy Department on BST, and the DCMS have raised these issues with BIS for their consideration.

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