This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Extend British Summer Time to save the inreased usage of energy .
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Domestic energy and Business energy costs increase during darker months because of the shorter daylight hours, by extending BST this problem could be reduced.
Only parliament can bring about this change of law.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
It's not clear if you want the clocks to change back to GMT later than they currently do, or not at all. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Stop changing the clocks - Keep British Summer Time all year: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/612319
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