§ Sir John GorstTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment on which day the May day bank holiday will fall during 1995 and 1996; and if he will list the dates of all the public holidays that have been fixed for 1995.
§ Mr. David Hunt[holding answer 8 July 1994]: On 16 December 1993 I announced that, for 1995 only, the early May bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be moved from the first Monday in May to the second Monday, 8 May, to link with events on and near VE day commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ending of the second world war. In Scotland, the anniversary will be marked by an additional day's bank holiday on the second Monday in May for 1995 only. In 1996, the early May bank holiday will revert to the first Monday in May. The bank and public holidays fixed for 1995 are set out in the following table: