British Summer Time Debate

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Lord Lawson of Blaby

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British Summer Time

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Wednesday 25th May 2011

(13 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Wilcox Portrait Baroness Wilcox
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The noble Baroness is quite right. I have a timeline here that expresses exactly what she has just said and I am completely with her on this.

Lord Lawson of Blaby Portrait Lord Lawson of Blaby
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My Lords, may I strongly support the proposal by the noble Lord, Lord Tanlaw, that the question of time zones should be a devolved matter for Scotland? That would allow England to join the Central European Time zone, which, as has been shown, would lead to fewer deaths and to economic benefit.

Baroness Wilcox Portrait Baroness Wilcox
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My noble friend expresses himself clearly and I can express myself clearly, too. We have no actual evidence for all that and, as the Prime Minister has made very clear, he does not want us to change until there is consensus throughout the United Kingdom, which includes Scotland.