HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 c456W
Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the number of public holidays which now exist in the member states of the Economic Community.

Mr. Waldegrave

The list is as follows:

Days
Belgium 10
Denmark 10
Federal Republic of Germany 10
France 11
Greece 11
Italy 111
Luxembourg 12
The Netherlands 8
Portugal 13
Republic of Ireland 8
Spain 212
1 plus 2 falling on Sundays.
2 plus I discretionary day.

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