Proceeding contribution from Rosemary McKenna (Labour) in the House of Commons on Friday, 26 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill.

Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill

Yes. That is inevitable. If the Bill is passed and is applied to England, the opt-in will not really be an opt-in; Scotland will be forced to come into line with the rest of the country. The right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) talked about train timetables, and pointed out that a train would arrive in Berwick-upon-Tweed before it had left Edinburgh. I have some experience of crossing time zones on the successful trains in mainland Europe. A couple of times, I travelled through France and Germany to—

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 455 c1711
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Devolved matters Conservation Accidents Energy Scotland Schools Transport Safety Roads Tourism Summertime Time zones Time Portugal
Legislation: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill 2006-07
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill

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