§ Q11. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of public uncertainty about bank holidays both next year and in following years, he will define 292W the responsibilities of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the President of the Board of Trade, respectively, in determining suitable arrangements for statutory and bank holidays.
§ The Prime MinisterMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has formal responsibility for the arrangements necessary to change the dates of statutory Bank Holidays. My right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade is responsible for policy considerations affecting the dates of the two Bank Holidays which fall respectively towards the beginning and towards the end of the main holiday season. They work together on these questions.