Petition · past parliament
Establish 14th March as a public holiday
Closed
24 signatures
What the petition asks
On the passing of Stephen Hawking establish a day on which to honour him and all the nation's mathematicians and scientists (eg Newton, Halley, Babbage, Lovelace, Somerville, Berners-Lee etc etc); to fall within UK Science Week; coinciding with Pi Day. .
A public holiday to be observed on the 14th March, a day given to discussion, deliberation, display and development of science and to encourage involvement and understanding by all
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Sep 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
24
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Mar 2018
Closed
22 Sep 2018
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