Petition · past parliament

Declare St George's Day (23rd April) as a paid Public Holiday

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Today I celebrate St Patrick's Day but get 'fed up' with people saying 'Why doesn't England celebrate St George?' - in truth I do not know the answer?
I'm sorry nothing intellectual or racist but have 1 day to celebrate our achievements?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

17 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.