Parliament - The House of Lords
Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill 2006
Background
The Lighter Evenings
(Experiment) Bill [HL] was introduced in the House of Lords on 30th November
2005 by Lord
Tanlaw. Lord Tanlaw has provided some
Background Notes to the Bill.
It effectively seeks to move the UK to
Central European Time for
an experimental period of 3-years to produce "lighter evenings".
First Reading
The Bill was introduced and had its
First Reading in the House of Lords on
30th November 2005.
Second Reading
The Bill received its Second
Reading in The House of Lords on 24th March 2006.
Committee Stage
| Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill (HL).
Lords Committee stage. Clauses 1-5 agreed to, Clauses 4 and 5 as
amended. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 96 2005-06) |
The Bill was amended in Lords
Committee on 20 April 2006.
Third Reading
Read a third time in the House of Lords on 16 May 2006 at 14:06 GMT (15:06
BST) and passed, and sent to the House of Commons.
Notes - Government Position
"the Government see no reason to change the existing arrangements, which we
consider to be a satisfactory compromise between those who prefer lighter
mornings and those who prefer lighter evenings. Recent informal discussion with
stakeholders representing both business and workers shows no strong desire to
change, with some being strongly opposed to change."
"convention dictates that the Government will treat the Bill in a neutral way
when any voting is involved in your Lordships' House"
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