Written question asked by Lord Tanlaw (Conservative) on Monday, 5 September 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 September 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 12 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Summertime
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the use of British Summer Time, and what assessment they have made of the possible impact of maintaining BST throughout the year.
- Answer
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The Government has no plans to review the use of British Summer Time.
In 2012, the Government published a review of the available evidence concerning the likely effects of moving to Central European Time (also known as Daylight Saving time) in the UK. This is attached, but is also available on the Government website at the following link.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1526
- Session
- 2016-17
- Attachment
- Review on Daylight Saving time
- Subjects
- Summertime
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2016-09-12 16:34:58 +0100
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