Question follow-through · 46319
Department for Education: Festivals and Special Occasions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2025
Answer published
The UK Civil Service only formally observes the government-set bank holidays.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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