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Public Houses: Summertime

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107841

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the potential impact of Single or Double British Summer Time on pubs during major international sporting tournaments.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The government believes the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. Since the government does not intend to make changes to the existing system, we have not conducted an assessment of the potential impact of Single or Double British Summer Time on pubs during major sporting tournaments.

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