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	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in August, following the cancellation of events to mark that anniversary of VE Day on 8 May.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cormack
	uin	HL3597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to plan a programme to mark the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day on 15 August, commemorating the Victory Over Japan and the end of the Second World War.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, HM Government will continue to follow the advice issued by Public Health England closely and the VJ Day 75 programme will take account of the guidance in place at the time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on what is planned to commemorate VE Day can be find online: <a href="https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Her Majesty The Queen will send a message to the nation on Friday 8 May. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will read an extract from King George VI’s diary from 1945. Members of The Royal Family, the Prime Minister and the Culture Secretary will take part in video calls with Second World War veterans. Churchill’s famous victory speech will be broadcast and a national two minute silence will take place as the public are asked to mark the occasion at home.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 07/05/2020 16:00:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	282 label Biography information for Lord Cormack

1188293

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to commemorate VE Day.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
	uin	37765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence will be supporting the Government plans to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day to ensure that our nation's veterans are appropriately commemorated. An announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 28/04/2020 15:17:49 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1185226

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department plans to provide for veterans with mobility issues to help them attend VE day celebrations in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	uin	30191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Veterans have always been at the centre of our plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and our key priority must be their health and wellbeing. Given the age of participants, we are reviewing what we can safely proceed with in line with the latest scientific advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:36:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1181882

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to support VE day celebrations in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	23472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence will be supporting a number of regional events through the provision of Service personnel, Armed Forces' bands and aircraft for flypasts. Service personnel will be present in local parades and processions across the UK and the Channel Islands. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are planning to carry out flypasts over at least 90 events on Friday 8 May 2020 and a further 70 during the weekend of 9-10 May 2020.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 05/03/2020 16:51:34 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1133852

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2019
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 265547 on VE Day: Anniversaries, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted before the announcement that the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 would be moved from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	267756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Commission was not consulted on the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020.</p><p>It welcomes the government’s commitment to work with the electoral community to address the practical implications of this for the administration of the polls. It is currently developing guidance for Returning Officers to support them with preparing for and delivering the 2020 elections.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 26/06/2019 11:23:00 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1132433

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Minister has considered the potential implications for the delivery of scheduled Police and Crime Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, Combined Authority Mayoral and local government elections and vote counting across the UK on 7 May 2020 of the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day; and what steps he is taking to ensure Returning Officers and their staff are supported to discharge their duties for those elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	265547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes it is fitting to give the whole nation a chance to commemorate the<br>sacrifices made during the Second World War, to secure the democratic freedoms we enjoy today</p><p>This will be done by moving the early May Bank Holiday from 4 to 8 May, the 75 th Anniversary of<br>Victory in Europe (VE) Day<br>On this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the<br>valuable opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our remaining heroes of the Second World War. The<br>day will also serve as an occasion thank all members of the Armed Forces Family who have<br>served and who continue to serve our country.</p><p><br>We recognise there will be implications for the counting of votes in some of the Police and Crime<br>Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, combined authority mayoral, local mayoral and<br>local government elections which will have taken place the day before the VE Day bank holiday in<br>2020. We are continuing to discuss these practical implications with local authorities and electoral<br>administrators.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:29:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith