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Parents choose catching up on sleep over spending time with their children

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Just one in four UK parents are planning to spend the extra hour they gain when the clocks go back this weekend with their children, finds new research.

The charity Action for Children surveyed 2,000 parents of four- to- 16-year-olds with at least one child living at home at least half the time.

Just under a quarter (23 per cent) of respondents said they plan to spend the extra hour they gain when the clocks go back on Sunday (29 October) with their children, while 30 per cent are likely to use the extra time to catch up on sleep.

A breakdown of the figures by region show that parents in London and Yorkshire & the Humber are most likely to spend the extra hour with their children, and parents in Northern Ireland and the East Midlands are least likely.

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