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Summertime

Asked by Andrew LewinLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 6 November 2024UIN 12242

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of retaining British Summer Time all year round.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government has no current plans to change the approach to Daylight Savings.

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