A Bill to require the Secretary of State to conduct a cross-departmental analysis of the potential costs and benefits of advancing time by one hour for all, or part of, the year; to require the Secretary of State to take certain action in the light of that analysis; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require the Government to conduct a cross-departmental analysis of the potential costs and benefits of advancing time by one hour for all, or part of, the year. If this analysis found that a clock change would benefit the UK, the Bill requires that the Government initiate a trial clock change to determine the full implications.
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The Daylight Saving Bill would require the Government to study what would happen if the UK moved its clocks forward by one hour for all or part of the year. If the analysis shows a net benefit, the Government would run a trial clock change to test the real-world effects before any long-term decision is made.
The bill is at the Report Stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and had progress through earlier stages in 2010–2012.
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