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To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to keeping British Summer Time through the winter to reduce energy demand.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to keeping British Summer Time through the winter to reduce energy demand.
The Government believes the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.
While there is the potential for some benefits from a change in the current arrangements, there is also a real risk of negative impacts. A change to permanent summertime or double summertime may also have significant impacts on certain sectors and businesses.
There is insufficient evidence to support changing the current system of clock changes, including for energy usage.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the estimated energy savings that could be made by moving the UK to the GMT+2 hour time zone during the summer months, and to GMT+1 hour time zone for the rest of the year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the estimated energy savings that could be made by moving the UK to the GMT+2 hour time zone during the summer months, and to GMT+1 hour time zone for the rest of the year.
The Government has no plans to change the daylight-saving arrangements.
The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remaining on British Summer Time all year round; and what plans they have, if any, to make such a change.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remaining on British Summer Time all year round; and what plans they have, if any, to make such a change.
The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last assessed the merits of daylight saving time.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last assessed the merits of daylight saving time.
The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend British Summer Time; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such extension on (1) energy consumption, and (2) business productivity.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend British Summer Time; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such extension on (1) energy consumption, and (2) business productivity.
The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. We do not believe there is sufficient evidence to support changing the current system of clock changes, including for energy usage. An exceptionally wide-ranging cost benefit analysis would need to be performed to inform a decision on changing the current system, especially given the uncertainty that many businesses are already facing as a result of COVID-19.