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Petition · past parliament

Make St George's Day (23rd April) a public holiday in the UK

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

St. George’s Day (23rd April), St, David’s Day (1st March), St Patrick’s Day (17th March) and St. Andrew’s Day (30th November) should all be UK-wide public holidays. With only eight public holidays, the UK currently has the fewest of any G20 or EU country.

Why it was rejected

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

Make St George’s day a national holiday in England

Timeline

16 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 May 2019

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