HL Deb 24 November 1981 vol 425 c749WA
Lord Winstanley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in view of the need to conserve fuel and energy, they will seek to advance the resumption of British Summer Time to the earliest possible date.

Lord Skelmersdale

We have agreed with our European Community partners a common starting date for Summer Time in 1982. This will be the last weekend in March. The energy savings to be secured by an earlier start to British Summer Time are minimal.