The UK Government is considering moving UK clocks forward an extra hour resulting in darker mornings for much of Scotland. However the plan would bring the clocks in line with most of Europe, making the evenings lighter for longer and potentially boosting tourism.
The BBC reports that the proposals will be published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport next week (beginning Mon 21 February). Tourism experts say the number of overseas visitors would increase if summer evenings were lighter with an estimated boost to the tourism economy, including Scotland, of millions of pounds.
Although safety campaigners have previously generally supported this plan, there have been concerns in Scotland that putting the clocks forward would increase road accidents in the darker mornings.