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1694691

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 which genocides, other than Jewish, will be included in the Holocaust Learning Centre planned for Victoria Tower Gardens; on what criteria they have been selected; whether representatives of those affected communities have been consulted concerning their inclusion; and whether those communities have been asked to contribute to the cost of the Learning Centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf" target="_blank">cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.</p><p>The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.</p><p>Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3103 HL3104 HL3105 question first answered 20/03/2024 16:26:58 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1694692

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 will be the theme of each of the exhibition rooms constituting the Holocaust Learning Centre planned for Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf" target="_blank">cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.</p><p>The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.</p><p>Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3102 HL3104 HL3105 question first answered 20/03/2024 16:26:58 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1694693

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 is their current estimate of the cost of building the planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf" target="_blank">cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.</p><p>The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.</p><p>Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3102 HL3103 HL3105 question first answered 20/03/2024 16:26:58 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1694694

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 consultations they have carried out with UK Jewish communities which are not part of the United Synagogue concerning the planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf" target="_blank">cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.</p><p>The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.</p><p>Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL3102 HL3103 HL3104 question first answered 20/03/2024 16:26:58 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1661464

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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 are the planned contents of each exhibition room in the proposed Holocaust Memorial Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL10220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Cost estimates for excavation at the chosen site are commercially sensitive and not suitable for publication at this time. No estimates have been made for locating the Learning Centre at a hypothetical site.</p><p>Information about the Learning Centre's content was presented at the public inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westminster.gov.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fcd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce9feea810efe47555a9708dbbb58cb24%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638309762250220975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9VaiAQE3pcRZILEOJlhcfdiKWw8%2FGRwSVQsabxdGHL0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL10221 question first answered 25/09/2023 10:48:46 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1661465

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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 estimate they have made of the cost of excavation in Victoria Tower Gardens to create space for the proposed Learning Centre associated with the Holocaust Memorial; and what savings in costs would be made if the Learning Centre were located in an existing building in the area.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL10221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Cost estimates for excavation at the chosen site are commercially sensitive and not suitable for publication at this time. No estimates have been made for locating the Learning Centre at a hypothetical site.</p><p>Information about the Learning Centre's content was presented at the public inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westminster.gov.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fcd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ce9feea810efe47555a9708dbbb58cb24%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638309762250220975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9VaiAQE3pcRZILEOJlhcfdiKWw8%2FGRwSVQsabxdGHL0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne grouped question UIN HL10220 question first answered 25/09/2023 10:48:46 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

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

1653265

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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 how tall the proposed structure for the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens will be; and whether it will exceed the height of the existing Buxton Memorial.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Page 66 of the Design and Access Statement Part 1, which was submitted to the public inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website, shows that the memorial will be 10 metres high; and lower than the Buxton Memorial, which is 13.5 metres high, <a href="https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cd_5.7_design_and_access_statement_including_addendum_part1.pdf" target="_blank">westminster.gov.uk</a>. <br> <br> No existing large trees will have to be felled to make way for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL9364 question first answered 20/07/2023 12:17:19 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1651038

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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 how long they expect the construction of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens will take; and what proportion of those Gardens they estimate will be occupied by the Centre (1) during construction, and (2) on completion.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL9119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The construction phase is expected to last around three years. Provision will be made to ensure as much of Victoria Tower Gardens as possible is open to users during construction works.</p><p>The design uses around 7.5 per cent of the area of Victoria Tower Gardens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/07/2023 14:18:44 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

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