This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition No Clock Changes: Maintain Greenwich Mean Time throughout the year
Stop this pointless and outdated exercise as it achieves nothing. Supposedly adopted to save energy in the two World Wars. We now have modern lighting and most parents escort their children to school.
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23,000 children surveyed suggested their activity was 15-20% higher on summer days. The AA estimates around 100 lives each year would be saved by avoiding traffic accidents on dark evenings.
BST brings us into line with Europe, helping us to do business. The view of the British Association of Leisure Parks tourism earnings by increase by £2.5-3.5bn.
Extra hour of evening light (winter) could save £485m a year in bills, as households would require less energy to heat and light their homes.
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Why was this petition rejected?
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Your petition calls for Greenwich Meantime Time all year round. However, the background seems to be about British Summer Time.
If you would like British Summer Time to apply all year around you could sign this petition instead:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/223869
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