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1655030

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the draft recommendation of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Report Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, published on 4 July, which recommends reconsideration of their proposal to build a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL9614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>We take our responsibilities under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention seriously and look forward to discussing the report at the World Heritage Committee meeting in September.</p><p>My Department will continue to work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing &amp; Communities and The Royal Parks to ensure that the open space and heritage of Victoria Tower Gardens are preserved for future generations, and that the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre maintains the Outstanding Universal Value of the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church World Heritage Site.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 07/08/2023 16:05:00 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1649414

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 28 June forecasting the cost for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens as £138.8 million (HLWS875), what estimate they have made of the cost at the likely date of completion, whether they will require the charitable contribution to rise to meet the original one-third of the cost, what undertakings they have received so far about charitable contributions, and what plans they have for continuing to fund Holocaust education.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Our estimate of costs at the likely date of completion and our current estimate of charitable donations are set out in the Written Ministerial Statement.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support and fund Holocaust education. The Department for Education (DfE) has provided over £5.9 million since 2021 to support the Holocaust Educational Trust with their Lessons from Auschwitz programme, with additional funding of £500,000 from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to extend the programme to students in Higher Education; in the same period DfE has provided £1.5 million to the UCL Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education.</p><p>In addition DLUHC has supported a broad range of activities across the country aimed at increasing understanding of the Holocaust and its impact on different communities. Recent projects include:</p><ul><li><em>Memorial Gestures</em> – temporary and travelling exhibitions arranged by the Holocaust Centre in Huddersfield, including a programme for schools (£52,500)</li><li><em>Kitchener Transport</em> – a short film made by <em>Learning from the Righteous</em> used as an educational resource (£40,000)</li><li><em>Roots of antisemitism in England</em> – exhibition organised by National Holocaust Centre, Nottinghamshire (£138,000)</li><li><em>Romani arts­ – </em>creating educational materials about the destruction of Roma and Sinti communities (£50,000)</li><li><em>Vision Schools</em> – work with University of the West of Scotland to engage students in exploring the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust (£50,000).</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/07/2023 14:16:05 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1648364

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Victoria Tower Gardens
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 328) that the proposed design for a Holocaust memorial “uses approximately 7.5 per cent of the area of Victoria Tower Gardens”, and the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) on 4 July 2019 (HC270274), which refers to around 85 per cent of green space being retained, whether they will clarify the amount of green space that would be lost; and what assessment they have made of the calculation by the London Historic Parks & Gardens Trust that 29.6 per cent of the green space, excluding the mound, would be lost.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Detailed information on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre published as part of the planning application includes an assessment of the significance of the chosen location (see especially the proof of evidence of the UK Holocaust Memorial co-chairs (document cd 8.1) and the assessment of alternative sites (see environmental statement volume 2 revised chapter 4 (cd 6.49)). The information remains available on Westminster City Council’s website.</p><p>In addition to the planning application information, the answers I provided on 12 April 2023 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-28/hl6914" target="_blank">HL6914</a>) and 5 May (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-25/hl7432" target="_blank">HL7432</a>) provide detailed figures on the areas used for the proposed development. For clarity, the figure of approximately 7.5% relates to the total area of Victoria Tower Gardens and the figure of around 85% relates to the area of green space at Victoria Tower Gardens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL6914.pdf title PQ HL6914 2 file name HL7432.pdf title PQ HL7432 grouped question UIN HL8817 HL8818 question first answered 05/07/2023 11:35:09 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1648365

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 328), in relation to the consideration of alternative sites for a Holocaust memorial, that “all that work was done many years ago”, whether they intend to publish their assessment of sites alternative to Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Detailed information on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre published as part of the planning application includes an assessment of the significance of the chosen location (see especially the proof of evidence of the UK Holocaust Memorial co-chairs (document cd 8.1) and the assessment of alternative sites (see environmental statement volume 2 revised chapter 4 (cd 6.49)). The information remains available on Westminster City Council’s website.</p><p>In addition to the planning application information, the answers I provided on 12 April 2023 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-28/hl6914" target="_blank">HL6914</a>) and 5 May (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-25/hl7432" target="_blank">HL7432</a>) provide detailed figures on the areas used for the proposed development. For clarity, the figure of approximately 7.5% relates to the total area of Victoria Tower Gardens and the figure of around 85% relates to the area of green space at Victoria Tower Gardens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL6914.pdf title PQ HL6914 2 file name HL7432.pdf title PQ HL7432 grouped question UIN HL8816 HL8818 question first answered 05/07/2023 11:35:09 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1648366

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 329) concerning the proposed Holocaust memorial, whether they will clarify what was meant by the statement that "The view of Parliament from the memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences".
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>Detailed information on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre published as part of the planning application includes an assessment of the significance of the chosen location (see especially the proof of evidence of the UK Holocaust Memorial co-chairs (document cd 8.1) and the assessment of alternative sites (see environmental statement volume 2 revised chapter 4 (cd 6.49)). The information remains available on Westminster City Council’s website.</p><p>In addition to the planning application information, the answers I provided on 12 April 2023 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-28/hl6914" target="_blank">HL6914</a>) and 5 May (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-25/hl7432" target="_blank">HL7432</a>) provide detailed figures on the areas used for the proposed development. For clarity, the figure of approximately 7.5% relates to the total area of Victoria Tower Gardens and the figure of around 85% relates to the area of green space at Victoria Tower Gardens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL6914.pdf title PQ HL6914 2 file name HL7432.pdf title PQ HL7432 grouped question UIN HL8816 HL8817 question first answered 05/07/2023 11:35:09 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1627702

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 11 May (HL7431), what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost limit for responding to freedom of information requests remaining at £600 since 2004 on (1) any curtailment of the time that may be spent in dealing with freedom of information requests, and (2) any increase in the number of refusals of requests as a result of that curtailment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>There has been no curtailment, so no assessment has been made of any increase in the number of refusals as a result of the &quot;curtailment&quot;'. The cost limit is a calculation based on officials’ time and has remained at a flat rate of £25 per hour since 2004.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/05/2023 13:25:41 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1623895

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of freedom of information requests received in the past 12 months by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities were withheld in full because of the cost of the response exceeding the limit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes information on the handling of freedom of information requests on Gov.uk. This published information shows that for 2022 17% of the 867 requests for information received by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities were refused on the grounds of cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/05/2023 13:39:15 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1623896

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how the costs of responding to freedom of information requests involving the disclosure of emails are calculated; and when the limit of £600, beyond which cost the request can be refused, was last uprated.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows public authorities to refuse to deal with any requests where they estimate that responding to the request would exceed the “appropriate limit”, known as the “cost limit”.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If a public authority calculates that responding to a request will take it over the appropriate limit it is not obliged to provide a substantive response. The cost limit is calculated at a flat rate of £25 per hour and since 2004 has been set at £600 for central government departments and £450 for other public authorities. Public authorities can only include certain activities when estimating whether responding to a request would breach the cost limit. These are: establishing whether information is held; locating and retrieving information; and extracting relevant information from the document containing it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/05/2023 14:47:16 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1623897

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 21 April (HL6913) relating to the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, whether they will set out the measurement in square metres of each of the items (a) to (g) in item 9 of the table included in that answer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2023 answer text <p>The measurements for the items in 9) are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1412 m<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which….</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Entrance pavilion</p></td><td><p>113 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre</p></td><td><p>1058 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated hard standing</p></td><td><p>48 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service access</p></td><td><p>4 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Access paths</p></td><td><p>53 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The parts of the mound not accessible to the public (fins and ha-ha)</p></td><td><p>153 m<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service elements of café building</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17 m<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total surface area to be occupied by Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1429 m<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 05/05/2023 10:11:03 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1623898

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) for the contents of the Learning Centre to be attached to the UK Holocaust Memorial, and (2) to specify the populations whose genocides are to be commemorated therein.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The main focus of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre's exhibition content is to ensure that the story of what happened during the unique events of the Holocaust resonates with the public. This will include raising questions about Britain's role at the time. The content will also address genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/05/2023 13:39:44 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech