§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Industry what assistance has been given by the Government to the steel industry, public and private, in the West Midlands; and what further assistance he envisages in the course of 1982–83.
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§ Mr. AlisonI have received a great number of complaints about this holiday to the effect that since its introduction there have been too many bank holiday breaks in the spring; that the intervals between them have been too short; and that this causes unnecessary disruption and inconvenience. I am therefore today writing to consult the financial institutions, organisations representing employers and employees, and other interested parties, on whether it would be sensible to move this holiday and link it with the bank holiday, which is held on the last Monday in May. This could be achieved by replacing the earlier holiday by a bank holiday on either the Friday before, or the Tuesday after, the last Monday in May. Any change would apply only to England and Wales and would not take effect before the spring of 1983.