Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to end the use of daylight saving time.

The Government has no plans to change the daylight saving arrangements. The Government believes that the current daylight saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.

While there is the potential for some benefits from a change in the current arrangements, there is also a real risk of negative impacts. A change to permanent summertime or double summertime may also have significant impacts on certain sectors and businesses.