DOUBLE SUMMERTIME DEBATE MOVES UP A NOTCH
Published: 25th Jun 2010
 AS thousands of people celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge (pictured on Monday, June 21), the debate over double summer time moved closer to home.
North east Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell has flagged up the need to give special consideration to Scotland's position in any future decisions.
The veteran MP (pictured below) has written to the new Secretary of State for Scotland at Westminster, Michael Moore MP, seeking assurance that any debate on 'Double Summertime' will take into account the effect of the change on people living in Scotland.
Reports suggest that an extra hour's light in the evening could boost tourism, cut fuel costs by millions of pounds and see a drop in crime rates and road casualties.
The introduction of Double Summer Time would see the UK one hour ahead of GMT during winter and two hours ahead during the summer. The UK would be in the same time zone as central European countries such as France, Germany and Spain.
Sir Menzies said: "Any measure which might lead to fewer accidents on our roads and lower carbon emissions must obviously be taken very seriously but the debate about Double Summertime should take into account the disadvantages to those living in the East of Scotland.
"Changes to the current position would see winter mornings being darker for longer in Scotland. This would have a significant effect on nearly everyone - people making their daily commute, children walking to school and people such as farmers whose working day starts very early in the morning."
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