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Daylight Saving Bill: Committee Stage Report - Commons Library Research Paper

• Published 11 January 2012 | Research papers RP12/3
• Authors: Oliver Bennett
• Topic: Agriculture, Climate change, Countryside, Energy, Energy conservation, Leisure, Standards, Tourism

This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Daylight Saving Bill. It complements Library Research Paper 10/78 (Daylight Saving Bill) prepared for the Commons Second Reading.

The Bill is a Private Member’s Bill sponsored by Rebecca Harris. It would require the Government to prepare a report on the potential costs and benefits of advancing clocks in the UK by one hour. Depending on the outcome of the report, and the degree of consensus, the Bill will allow a trial clock change to be initiated. A trial would be subject to an affirmative resolution in both Houses. The trial could last up to three years and could be made permanent.

• The Bill was extensively amended in Committee.
• The Report Stage is scheduled for 20 January 2012.
• Download the full report: Daylight Saving Bill: Committee Stage Report ( PDF, 11 pages, 120.4 KB) 

Daylight Saving Bill 2010-11
RESEARCH PAPER 10/78 
House of Commons Library

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House of Commons Library

Impact on Energy Consumption of Daylight Saving Clock Changes
University of Cambridge

A Tourism Manifesto BALPPA
(British Association Of Leisure Parks, Piers & Attractions)

MAKING THE MOST OF DAYLIGHT HOURS
Implications for Scotland
PSI - Policy Studies Institute

Single / Double Summer Time:  The time is right for London
GLA (Greater London Authority)

SINGLE/DOUBLE SUMMER TIME : POLICY PAPER ROSPA
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

Time for Change
Setting Clocks Forward by One Hour throughout the Year
PSA - Policy Studies Institute

Websites

• GreenwichMeanTime.co.uk
• CentralEuropeanTime.co.uk

Summer time in the UK is known as British Summer Time (BST)