Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 3 December 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Daylight Saving Bill.
Daylight Saving Bill
The hon. Gentleman and I have sparred over this issue for a number of years. I think that he inadvertently misleads the House, because in Glasgow, for example, sunset today takes place just six minutes after it does here in London. The statistics for his own constituency suggest that schoolchildren are going to school in the dark and returning home in the dark. The clock change would allow at least one of those journeys to be made in the light. Were this Bill to go through, his adult constituents would benefit from 160 more hours a year after work and children would benefit from 84 hours of daylight after school. That is a useful statistic for his constituents to be aware of.
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- 519 c1107
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- 2010-12
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- Children Devolved matters Agriculture Costs Business Accidents Environment Energy Electricity Northern Ireland Scotland Schools Republic of Ireland Safety Wales Roads Tourism Summertime Time zones Time Carbon emissions Portugal
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- Daylight Saving Bill 2010-12
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