HC Deb 19 July 1960 vol 627 c24W
Mr. Shepherd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Her Majesty's Government proposes, in view of the fact that Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year, to declare Tuesday, 27th December, 1960, a public holiday.

Mr. Amory

Her Majesty's Government have decided to request Her Majesty The Queen to declare by Royal Proclamation under the Bank Holidays Act, 1871, and other Acts, that Tuesday, 27th December, 1960, shall be a bank and public holiday in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland.