Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 83154

Extracurricular Activities: Summertime

Tabled: 17 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on children’s access to after-school (a) sports and (b) outdoor activities.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government believes the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. Therefore, we have no plans to introduce double summertime, permanent summertime, or other such changes which would require...

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