Adrian Sanders MP says clocks change could save lives and create jobs in Torbay
Local MP Adrian Sanders is backing a bill to objectively look at the benefits of moving the clocks forward by one hour. Adrian Sanders, MP for Torbay, is backing the Daylight Saving Bill which receives its Third Reading in the House of Commons this Friday. The bill calls on the Government to conduct a comprehensive review of the costs and benefits of putting clocks forward an hour throughout the UK, resulting in lighter evenings every day of the year. “The arguments in favour of clock change are compelling. This one simple low-cost policy could bring wide ranging benefits to the whole of the UK including creating much needed jobs in the tourism sector, saving lives on our roads, and reducing the fear of crime on dark evenings. The bill will be hugely beneficial to Torbay and other tourism-dominated areas in particular by providing additional trading hours and therefore creating large...
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