HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 c751W
Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effect on UK domestic and electricity consumption of putting forward the clocks by one extra hour; and if he will make a statement. [140132]

Mr. Byers

The 1989 Green Paper "Summertime: A Consultation Document" (CM722) concluded that the impact of putting the clocks forward by one extra hour was marginal in terms of energy consumption.