Petition · past parliament
To request UK Government create an additional Bank Holiday in 2021.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To request UK Government create an additional Bank Holiday (recommended during October - school half-term) as a special one-off in 2021.
To attempt to prolong the 2021 UK Tourist Season to mitigate for some losses in the tourist sector caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.