Letter dated 20/12/2011 from Edward Davey MP to Stephen Phillips MP regarding the debate in Committee on the Daylight Saving Bill. 2 p.

Letter dated 20/12/2011 from Edward Davey MP to Stephen Phillips MP regarding the debate in Committee on the Daylight Saving Bill. 2 p.

Daylight Saving Bill. Committee stage first sitting (afternoon). Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 and 2 disagreed to. Clause 3 agreed to. Clause 4 disagreed to. Clauses 5 and 6 agreed to, one with an amendment. New clauses considered. New Clause 1. Report to be prepared on advancing time. New Clause 2. Independent Oversight Group. New Clause 3. Publication of the report. New Clause 4. Power to advance time by one hour for trial period. New Clause 5. The trial period. New Clause 6. Duty to monitor effect of order. New Clause 7. Power to revoke order. New Clause 8. Power to increase length of trial period. New Clause 9. The end of the trial. New Clause 10. power to abandon trial. New Clause 11. Power to advance time by one hour permanently. Bill, as amended, to be reported

Daylight Saving Bill. Committee stage first sitting (afternoon). Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 and 2 disagreed to. Clause 3 agreed to. Clause 4 disagreed to. Clauses 5 and 6 agreed to, one with an amendment. New clauses considered. New Clause 1. Report to be prepared on advancing time. New...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what budget his Department has allocated for the review of moving to central European time in the UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what budget his Department has allocated for the review of moving to central European time in the UK

It has certainly not been the best use of parliamentary time in making sure that, as a piece of legislation, the Bill is as good as it could be. I am very worried that the Government are setting a precedent to abuse the private Members' process because, as my hon....

It has certainly not been the best use of parliamentary time in making sure that, as a piece of legislation, the Bill is as good as it could be. I am very worried that the Government are setting a precedent to abuse the private Members' process because, as my hon....

Therefore, if it is not utterly legally destroyed, it is morally destroyed.

Therefore, if it is not utterly legally destroyed, it is morally destroyed.

I do not think the Bill has been destroyed because it still has a chance of passing through both Houses. The point I am trying to make is that if it does succeed in becoming an Act, it will only be by the skin of its teeth because there effectively...

I do not think the Bill has been destroyed because it still has a chance of passing through both Houses. The point I am trying to make is that if it does succeed in becoming an Act, it will only be by the skin of its teeth because there effectively...

That could have been an outcome, absolutely. We should not be here tonight, because we should have been here almost exactly a year ago. That is when the Government should have tabled this money resolution; then, the Bill would have proceeded into Committee; and on one of the subsequent private...

That could have been an outcome, absolutely. We should not be here tonight, because we should have been here almost exactly a year ago. That is when the Government should have tabled this money resolution; then, the Bill would have proceeded into Committee; and on one of the subsequent private...

I checked the clock; I was two minutes late. But the substantial point is that the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This is not a north versus south or an England versus Scotland issue. Indeed, I feel quite an English nationalist in the midst of this debate, having to represent...

I checked the clock; I was two minutes late. But the substantial point is that the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This is not a north versus south or an England versus Scotland issue. Indeed, I feel quite an English nationalist in the midst of this debate, having to represent...

The hon. Gentleman was slightly late, but I appreciate that he was on different time.

The hon. Gentleman was slightly late, but I appreciate that he was on different time.

The hon. Gentleman teases me down an avenue which if I were to pursue and consider why the Scottish Parliament would seek even more money from this place when it is more than amply recompensed for the jobs that it is asked to do, you, Madam Deputy Speaker, would robustly...

The hon. Gentleman teases me down an avenue which if I were to pursue and consider why the Scottish Parliament would seek even more money from this place when it is more than amply recompensed for the jobs that it is asked to do, you, Madam Deputy Speaker, would robustly...

My hon. Friend says that there is no chance of the Bill getting through, but I know from a conversation I had earlier this evening with my hon. Friend the Member for Castle Point (Rebecca Harris) that, if the Committee stage cannot be dealt with by 20 January 2012, the...

My hon. Friend says that there is no chance of the Bill getting through, but I know from a conversation I had earlier this evening with my hon. Friend the Member for Castle Point (Rebecca Harris) that, if the Committee stage cannot be dealt with by 20 January 2012, the...

Will the Minister in his reply say how much of the money that he has referred to relates to paragraph (1) of the motion and how much relates to paragraph (2)? In addition, as has just been said, may we have the total cost, not just the limited cost? I...

Will the Minister in his reply say how much of the money that he has referred to relates to paragraph (1) of the motion and how much relates to paragraph (2)? In addition, as has just been said, may we have the total cost, not just the limited cost? I...

I am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will stick to your guidance. It is welcome that the Government are restricting the total sum that they believe they will spend. However, I agree with the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds) that it is interesting that this...

I am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will stick to your guidance. It is welcome that the Government are restricting the total sum that they believe they will spend. However, I agree with the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds) that it is interesting that this...

That is rather a surprise to me. I am now tempted to vote against the money resolution in order to allow another day for private Members' Bills, but that would not coincide with my principles. What we must decide tonight is very simple. The money resolution is not about the...

That is rather a surprise to me. I am now tempted to vote against the money resolution in order to allow another day for private Members' Bills, but that would not coincide with my principles. What we must decide tonight is very simple. The money resolution is not about the...

It will take me less time to make my brief points that it takes to boil an egg. The argument is simple. It is about how best to align our lives to maximise the benefits of daylight. For most of us our lives are not aligned in that way; we...

It will take me less time to make my brief points that it takes to boil an egg. The argument is simple. It is about how best to align our lives to maximise the benefits of daylight. For most of us our lives are not aligned in that way; we...

The hon. Gentleman has spoken for eight minutes. Is he determined that the Minister will not be able to respond to his comments?

The hon. Gentleman has spoken for eight minutes. Is he determined that the Minister will not be able to respond to his comments?

I beg to move,"That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Daylight Saving Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—""(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or by a government...

I beg to move,"That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Daylight Saving Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—""(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or by a government...

The Government's interest in this legislation is welcome, even if a little late and even if forced by a Division in this House, which they opposed. Why has it taken them 11 months to bring this money resolution before the Chamber, given that the common practice in years past was...

The Government's interest in this legislation is welcome, even if a little late and even if forced by a Division in this House, which they opposed. Why has it taken them 11 months to bring this money resolution before the Chamber, given that the common practice in years past was...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making those points, but I have heard for the first time this evening that the Government support this Bill. My understanding was that that was not the position—and that was from the Prime Minister down. I think this is the first occasion...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making those points, but I have heard for the first time this evening that the Government support this Bill. My understanding was that that was not the position—and that was from the Prime Minister down. I think this is the first occasion...