Daylight Saving Bill

Roger Gale Excerpts

Friday 20th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Chope]

My hon. Friend’s reading of my amendment is absolutely right. We have already had a review of the winter, in the ’60s and early ’70s, but we never had a review of what happens in the summer. I therefore think that the priority should be to have a review of the summer.

[Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)]

My hon. Friend refers to a past review but he knows the figures and he knows perfectly well that it demonstrated conclusively that there was a reduction in the number of road traffic accidents.

[Mr Chope]

In that case, why was the outcome of that review overwhelmingly rejected by Members of the House, who decided not to proceed with the experiment?