Submitted on Tuesday 8th March 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 15th March 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change our time to permanent British summertime
Around 1 in 3 people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder in the UK; moving permanently to British summertime could greatly combat this. Rather than wasting the hour of light in the morning, on a commute or in an office, we could utilise it after work, for socialising and outdoor activities.
The key benefits:
Health: People could use the longer evenings to socialise and engage in leisure activities such as sport.
Safety: It could prevent 80 deaths and more than 200 serious injuries on UK roads every year.
Environment: CO2 pollution could be reduced by at least 447,000 tonnes each year, due to a lower electricity demand for artificial light in the evenings.
Tourism: UK tourism industry could be boosted by £1bn every year due to longer and lighter days.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597436
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