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Petition · past parliament

Make St George's day a public bank holiday.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The year is 2019, we as a country don't appreciate or celebrate our supposed national day yet other country's far and wide celebrate their day with a public holiday. AND THAT SHOULD CHANGE

-Make it a public holiday for all like christmas/easter.
-This intern will boost tourism/national spending.

Why it was rejected

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

https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/241732

Timeline

17 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
18 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Mar 2019

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