§ 61. Sir E. Bullusasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what complaints he has received concerning the inconvenience caused by the introduction of British Standard Time; and if he will reconsider the re-introduction of Greenwich Mean Time for the winter months.
§ 62 and 63. Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will propose legislation to repeal the British Standard Time Act, 1968;
(2) which public or representative bodies have made representations to him since June of this year relating to the British Standard Time Act, 1968.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesMy right hon. Friend has received representations from 10 individuals since the Act came into force. Since June the Beaconsfield Urban District Council, the St. Thomas Rural District Council, Devon, and the Pencae172W Parent-Teacher Association have made representations: all before the Act came into force. The Act is experimental and I can see no cause to abandon the experiment at this early stage.
§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further representations he has received concerning British Standard Time in the winter months; and what action he plans to take.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave today to a Question by the hon. Member for Wembley, North (Sir E. Bullus).