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star this property date less than 2018-12-03more like thismore than 2018-12-03
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
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star this property hansard heading World War I: War Memorials more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a dedicated UK-based memorial to mark the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd remove filter
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Chris Ruane more like this
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star this property answer text <p>It is important to remember that the fighting and loss of life continued in Mesopotamia beyond the Armistice of 1918. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Basra Memorial in Iraq commemorates the more than 40,500 members of Commonwealth forces who died during the Campaign and whose graves are not known. While the current instability in the region makes the work of the Commission challenging, the Government’s centenary programme did not include the development of new memorials. Traditionally, new memorials are funded by public subscription and the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire provides a highly fitting and appropriate location for new memorials of many kinds.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
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less than 2018-12-06T12:14:29.297Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-06T12:14:29.297Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this