§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the dates in 1965 and so far in 1966 on which the departments of the Scottish Office in Edinburgh were closed for holidays, and the particular holidays which occurred on the dates in question.
§ Mr. RossThe following is the information:
1965 1st January—New Year's Day. 16th April—Good Friday. 19th April—Easter Monday. 4th June—Queen's Birthday. 7th June—Whit Monday. 17th September (afternoon)—In lieu of afternoon of Maundy Thursday. 20th September—Edinburgh Autumn Holiday. 27th December—In lieu of Christmas Day (which fell on a Saturday). 1966 3rd January—In lieu of New Year's Day (which fell on a Saturday). 8th April—Good Friday. 11th April—Easter Monday. 27th May—Queen's Birthday. 30th May—Whit Monday. NOTES:
1. In the Civil Service the Queen's Birthday is normally observed on the Friday before Whit Monday.
2. The afternoon of Maundy Thursday is normally a Civil Service holiday in England and Wales.