§ Mr. H. Boardmanasked the Minister for the Civil Service what proportion of Civil Service employees are granted New Year's Day as a paid holiday.
§ Mr. David HowellCivil servants may be allowed a holiday on New Year's Day at departmental discretion where this reflects general local practice or the day is a Bank Holiday, as in Scotland. In these cases New Year's Day takes the place of one of the days off allowed at Christmas. No figures are available of the number of employees concerned.
Alternatively, leave may be taken on New Year's Day at departmental discretion as part of the annual leave allocation; the numbers involved are likely to vary considerably from year to year.