HL Deb 17 December 1997 vol 584 c93WA
Lord Tanlaw

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether a devolved Scottish Parliament will have power to legislate for the harmonisation of British Standard Time (BST) with Central European Time (CET) for Scottish residents.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sewel)

The White PaperScotland's Parliament sets out the Government's proposal that the regulation of time zones should be a reserved matter. The Scottish Parliament would not therefore have power to legislate for the introduction of Central European Time.