The hon. Gentleman's analysis is flawed because he is looking only at electricity. Electricity is used for both heating and lighting. There is evidence that lighting costs would be reduced by the change, but that heating costs would be increased. That means that the use of other fuels—gas, oil and coal—would almost certainly increase, meaning that the total effect of the change would be increased carbon emissions.
Daylight Saving Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 3 December 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Daylight Saving Bill.
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