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Dear Secretary of State,

We are writing to you to express the sport and recreation sector’s strong support for the 10:10 Lighter Later

campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour throughout the whole year. As you will know, Rebecca

Harris’s Private Members’ Bill on daylight saving is due for its second reading on 3 December.

Clearly there are widespread advantages to making the clock change. The broad Lighter Later coalition has

the support of safety campaigners, tourism organisations and businesses, environmentalists, public health

experts and community charities. Each will be making their own case to their sponsoring Departments.

However, we write to you to make the clear case for sport and to ask for DCMS’s support for the move in any

future Cabinet discussions.

Our experience as sporting organisations tells us that moving the clocks will allow more people the chance to

be more active. By aligning our waking hours to the UK’s sunlit hours, people will have a greater opportunityto play sport and to be more physically active all the year round. The ‘extra hour’ would mean that sports

facilities without oodlighting would be more heavily used and activities which cannot be undertaken in the

dark elsewhere - on our coast, in lakes or on mountains and hillsides for example – become more viable in

the evening.

And whilst we, as sports organisations, believe that that in itself it is a good thing, we also think it is worth

highlighting some of the wider public policy benets that an extra hour of sport and recreation can deliver for

the Government. These include:

• Improved levels of physical and mental health. For example, people involved in sport or physical

activity are up to 50% less likely to develop major chronic medical conditions

• Improved social cohesion within communities• Improved skills. Sport increases educational attainment

• Reductions in crime and anti-social behaviour. Sport and physical activity schemes involving 20,000

13-17 year olds have returned a 36% reduction in burglary and an 18% reduction in youth crime

• Increased levels of ‘social capital’ which helps to build strong communities. Sport and exercise are the

single greatest contributors to social participation

• A signicant contribution to the nation’s economy, valued by the Government at over £16 billion

Changing the clocks would undoubtedly be a bold move but we believe that the benets far outweigh the risks

– a view shared by our Lighter Later coalition partners. Giving people an extra hour of sunlight in their waking

lives will allow them to lead more active lifestyles and that activity can make people healthier and happier.

We hope we can rely upon your support at this time of great opportunity.

Yours sincerely,

 S  U  P  P  O R  T  E  R 

23 September 2010

England and Wales Cricket Board

Cobra Martial Arts Association

Special Olympics Great Britain

Federation of Yorkshire Sport

Army Cadet Force Association

Institute of GroundsmanshipBritish Equestrian Federation

London Volleyball Association

British Kite Surng Association

Business in Sport and Leisure

Amateur Swimming Association

Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin

Lawn Tennis Association

Clay Pigeon Shooting Association

Exercise Movement and Dance Partnership

Professional Footballers’ Association

English Schools Cricket Association

BATD- British Association of Teachers of Dancing

Northern Counties Dance Teachers Association

Volunteers In Sport West Midlands

The Model Power Boat Association

English Indoor Bowling Association

The Royal Life Saving UK

Central Councils for Physical Recreation

The British Horse Society

Football Association

Parkour UK

Angling Trust

Rounders England

British Gymnastics

Auto-Cycle Union

Stoolball England

Police Sport UK

Baseball Softball UK

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