PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DOUBLE SUMMER TIME (19 January 1994)

That this House recognises the enormous advantages for all the people of this country in moving Britain's clocks forward by one hour throughout the year, thereby matching daylight and waking hours more effectively; notes that the move is supported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Police Federation because, according to Transport Research Laboratory calculations, the result of such a move would be 140 fewer fatalities and 520 fewer serious injuries on the roads every year, with the Scots benefiting proportionately more than others; further notes that an extra hour of evening daylight would benefit children, working women, and elderly people, who are disadvantaged and threatened by the early dusk and darkness, as well as cutting energy costs by ú260 million per year; recognises the benefits that extra evening light would have on the health & lifestyle of the British people, and the ú1 billion increase in tourism revenues that the consequently longer holiday season would provide; similarly recognises the greater convenience to all business people communicating with and travelling to and from Europe; welcomes the European Commission's review of summer time arrangements in the Community which has now resulted in the adoption of a Directive to ensure that all EU members end summer time along with Britain in October; and therefore calls on the Government to allow Parliament to decide on Britain's move to single/double summer time at the earliest opportunity.

Sponsored by:
Dame Angela Rumbold (Conservative)