HC Deb 28 July 1967 vol 751 cc316-7W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now announce the dates of the May and August Bank Holidays in 1970.

Mr. Jay

The late spring bank holiday in 1970—in Scotland as well as in England and Wales—will be on 25th May. The August bank holiday in Scotland will remain on the first Monday of the month, 3rd August, but in England and Wales the date will be changed to 31st August.