I believe that a study by the university of Cambridge says that the change would lead to a saving of 500,000 tonnes of CO2 each year, which would obviously help the environment.
Daylight Saving Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Charlie Elphicke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 3 December 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Daylight Saving Bill.
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2010-12
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