<P> After the election of the Coalition Government in May 2010, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport launched a pre-consultation in 2011 which included the suggestion of moving the May Day Bank Holiday to October, to be a "UK Day" or "Trafalgar Day" (21 October) or to St David's Day and St George's Day . </P> <P> It is suggested that a move from the May bank holiday to a St Piran's Day bank holiday in Cornwall, on 5 March, would benefit the Cornish economy by £ 20--35 million . </P> <P> During the sterling crisis of 1968, Prime Minister Harold Wilson convened a meeting of the privy council in the early hours of 14 March to declare 15 March a non-statutory bank holiday . This allowed the UK government to close the London gold market to stem the losses being suffered by the British pound . It was this meeting that triggered the resignation of Foreign Secretary George Brown . </P> <P> In the UK every bank holiday retailers display large sales to entice people to shop on their bank holiday days off . Sales can reach up to 70% off across certain stores . Customers will normally wait for these sales to purchase their home electronics and furniture . The sales are on every year but the bank holiday sales dates can change from year to year . In the UK Argos, Currys and Amazon are the largest retailers that not only have the biggest sales but also see the most revenue over these days . </P>

Who tabled banking and financial dealings act 1971