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Mr. Flynn
To 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 McCartney
In 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).