§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the member states of the European Community which broadly operate on the same time zone as the United Kingdom and those one and two hours in advance, respectively, together with their total 287W respective populations and the total population living in advanced time zones in Europe west of the Greenwich meridian.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is as follows:
Population (million) Same Time Zone as United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 3.5 United Kingdom 56.1 One hour in advance of United Kingdom Belgium 9.9 Denmark 5.1 France 54.6 Germany 61.0 Italy 57.1 Luxembourg 0.4 Netherlands 14.5 Portugal 10.2 Spain 38.6 251.3 Two hours in advance of United Kingdom Greece 9.9 It is not possible to estimate, save at disproportionate cost, how many people in Portugal and parts of Spain and France live to the west of the Greenwich meridian.