A Bill to make provision for a national public holiday marking the Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee in 2017 and to establish a framework to ensure that the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and Crown dependencies appropriately commemorate this occasion; and for connected purposes.
This bill would create a national public holiday in 2017 to mark the Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee and establish a framework to ensure that the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and Crown dependencies commemorate the occasion appropriately. It also provides for related provisions to organise and support the commemorations.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
