HC Deb 22 October 1952 vol 505 c1004
45. Mr. Lewis

asked the Prime Minister if the Government will proclaim the Coronation Day as a national holiday.

The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill)

It is the intention of the Government to recommend to Her Majesty that Coronation Day, Tuesday, 2nd June, 1953, should be proclaimed a Bank Holiday and a public holiday throughout the United Kingdom.

Mr. Lewis

The Prime Minister will no doubt be aware of the fact that that statement will be received with much acclamation by all sections of the House and by the people of the country as a whole.

Mr. McNeil

Would not the right hon. Gentleman agree that the holiday would be enjoyed much more if all the proceedings in the Abbey were televised?

The Prime Minister

Really, I think that that has nothing to do with the Question.