HC Deb 16 October 1968 vol 770 c116W
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 1971.

Mr. William Rodgers

In England and Wales the late spring bank holiday will be on 31st May, and the August bank holiday on 30th August. In Scotland the May bank holiday will revert to the first Monday of the month, 3rd May, and the August bank holiday will remain on the first Monday of the month, 2nd August.