6. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Making Saint David's Day a bank holiday

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:08 pm on 2 March 2022.

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Photo of Rhys ab Owen Rhys ab Owen Plaid Cymru 4:08, 2 March 2022

If the United Kingdom is a union of equals, as the muscular unionists and the not-so-muscular unionists like to throw around, then there would be parity between the nations—an equal opportunity for us to celebrate, to dance, to sing and to rest on the day of our patron saint. And as Tom Giffard said, during the past 22 years, Scotland and Northern Ireland have created extra bank holidays to celebrate their patron saints, and I hope our English neighbours will do the same soon. We're not asking for—.