Petition · past parliament
Extend British Summer Time to save the inreased usage of energy .
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
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 it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked 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: Stop changing the clocks - Keep British Summer Time all year
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: Stop changing the clocks - Keep British Summer Time all year
Timeline
| 29 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Sep 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Sep 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.