§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the number of bank holidays in(a) Wales and England, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) other EU countries. [31783]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyIn the United Kingdom, there are eight bank and public holidays in England, Wales and Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland.
The number of public holidays in other EU countries is set out in the table:
EU countries Number of bank holidays Netherlands 8 Eire 9 Italy and Luxembourg 10 Sweden, Greece, Finland and Denmark 11 Portugal and Austria 12 Spain 13 France and Belgium 14 Germany 15 Notes:
The extent to which these holidays are observed varies from country to country. There are also local or regional variations in some areas.
Source:
Official Journal of the European Communities (97/C 97/03).