§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what are the implications of the extra Golden Jubilee bank holiday in June 2002 for the timetable of public examinations during that summer. [141555]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 12 December 2000]: The awarding bodies were notified that HM the Queen's Golden Jubilee will be on Monday 3 June 2002 and that the spring bank holiday has been moved to 4 June 2002. Examinations will be rescheduled to take place in the last week of May and no examinations will take place in the week beginning 3 June 2002.