Easter Act 1928
(asked on 26th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 24 March (HL15443), which department is responsible for considering commencing the Easter Act 1928; when it last carried out a review; and what the outcome was.
This question was answered on 13th April 2026
The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for decisions on whether to commence the Easter Act 1928.
The Department keeps this matter under review and – as part of this – considers whether the Christian churches agree on moving Easter to a fixed date.
The Government does not currently have any plans to commence the Easter Act 1928.