MPs to review effects of moving clocks forward

London: A campaign to move Britain's clocks forward an hour throughout the year begins its final countdown as MPs decide whether the government should review the pros and cons of changing the time to get more daylight.

Consultations with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and a possible three-year trial would follow if the review endorsed arguments put forward by Conservative Rebecca Harris in her daylight saving bill, and the Lighter Later campaign.

These include the creation of up to 80,000 leisure and tourism jobs, lower electricity bills, fewer accidents, lower carbon emissions, reduced fear of crime and more sports participation in the evenings.

The changes would still mean clocks were shunted forward an hour in spring and back in autumn, but the sun would rise an hour later throughout the year. Britain would no longer be on Greenwich Mean Time, as it is in the winter at present, but instead would share a time zone with most of the rest of Europe.

"We are excited", said a spokeswoman for Lighter Light.

"This call for a review of all the evidence was a very cautious approach so even people who are suspicious of clock change couldn't really disagree."

— Guardian News & Media Ltd