Lee Pitcher: DBT: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Public Holidays: World Cup

Friday 26th June 2026

Asked by: Lee Pitcher (Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to designate Monday 20 July 2026 as an additional bank holiday in the event of England winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday 19 July 2026.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The government will be backing the Scotland and England teams all the way as they seek glory at the FIFA World Cup.

The current pattern of bank holidays is well established. While an additional bank holiday may benefit some communities and sectors, the cost to the economy is considerable. The latest analysis estimates the cost to the UK economy for a one-off bank holiday to be around £2 billion.