Petition · past parliament

To stay on British summer time.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently the clocks change at the end of October, 7 weeks before the shortest day. They revert back to summer time 14 weeks later. at the very least they should revert back at the end of January. Even the majority of Scottish people now favour a change, 53% in a poll done a few years ago.
The arguments for change are overwhelming with advantages on road safety, accidents are more frequent in the evening when people are tired and it is dark; tourism, an estimated benefit of £3.5 billion; sports and leisure, activity that is preferably done in daylight; health, particularly for those who suffer from SADS and other forms of depression; electricity consumption, an estimated 1.5% reduction in personal bills; carbon emissions, as a result of lower power use; security, muggings are more likely to happen in the evening; trade & industry, the benefit of harmonisation with Europe and being closer to the Far East time zones;

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

27 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Nov 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Nov 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.