St George's Day: Public Holidays
(asked on 29th October 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional public holiday for St George's Day.
Answered by
Justin Madders
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 6th November 2024
The current pattern of bank and public holidays is well established and accepted. The Government has no plans to change it.
While an additional bank holiday may benefit some communities and sectors, the cost to the economy of an additional bank holiday remains considerable. The estimated cost to the UK economy of an additional one-off bank holiday is around £2bn.