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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/tourism-strategy-backs-time-change.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The campaign for extended daylight hours is expected to gain a boost this week with an endorsement from the Government's official tourism strategy" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-tourism-strategy-backs-time-change.jpg" alt="The campaign for extended daylight hours is expected to gain a boost this week with an endorsement from the Government's official tourism strategy"/></a></p>
<p>The campaign for extended daylight hours is expected to gain a boost this week with an endorsement from the Government&#8217;s official tourism strategy.</p>
<p>The strategy, due for publication at the end of the week, will say that so-called &#8220;double summertime&#8221; should be considered as part of a drive to increase tourism to the UK.</p>
<p>But sources at the Department for Culture stressed that any change would be dependent on the agreement of devolved authorities, including in Scotland where many are opposed to a move which would make their mornings darker.</p>
<p>Under &#8220;double summertime&#8221;, the UK would switch the clocks forward an hour from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the winter and then put them a further hour forward in the summer. It would mean the sun rising an hour later than is currently the case, but remaining up for an hour longer in the evenings.</p>
<p>Supporters claim a change could add millions to Britain&#8217;s earnings from tourism and save thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions as people turn their lights on later.</p>
<p>But opponents say it would make life more difficult for early-rising farmers, increase the number of road accidents and make it more dangerous for children travelling to school.</p>
<p>Prime Minister David Cameron last year said he was ready to consider the proposal, adding: &#8220;The argument will be won when people across the country feel comfortable with the change.&#8221;</p>
<p>Conservative MP Rebecca Harris, who has tabled a private member&#8217;s bill calling for daylight hours to be shifted, told The Sunday Telegraph: &#8220;The tourism industry has been crying out for extra daylight saving for years. It could extend the tourist season and boost the economy by up to £3.5 billion a year.</p>
<p>&#8220;And we would have longer, lighter evenings.&#8221;</p>
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