Bill · started in the Commons
St George's Day and St David's Day Bill
A Bill to designate St George’s Day, or the nearest working day, as an annual public holiday in England with effect from 2012; to designate St David’s Day, or the nearest working day, as an annual public holiday in Wales with effect from 2012; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe St George's Day and St David's Day Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 15 December 2010 by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would amend the the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 to provide that 23 April or the nearest working day should be a bank holiday in England but not in Wales, and that 1 March or the nearest working day should be a bank holiday in Wales but not in England. </p><p>The Bill would enable the Secretary of State to designate an alternative date for the St. George's Day bank holiday if it fell on Good Friday or Easter Monday.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 15 Dec 2010
- 2nd reading Commons 13 May 2011
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2012.