Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July to Question 270267 on National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, for what reason paragraphs 4.20 to 4.23 of the Planning Statement submitted by his Department to Westminster Council do not refer to the elements in the property search other than that by the CBRE.
Answered by Jake Berry
The approach prior to appointment of CBRE is described in paragraphs 4.1.1-4.1.4 of the environmental statement.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy not to introduce security checks for visitors to Victoria Tower Gardens other than people visiting the Memorial and Learning Centre after that centre has opened.
Answered by Jake Berry
In common with other public places in Westminster there will be no security checks for visitors to Victoria Tower Gardens.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July to Question 280917 on National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, how many sites in addition to the 24 identified by the CBRE were considered by the board of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation for the first time on 13 January 2016.
Answered by Jake Berry
At its meeting on 13 January 2016 the Foundation reviewed the progress of the site search and concluded that there could be no better site than Victoria Tower Gardens to place the Holocaust Memorial.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the names the external agencies providing services for the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre for a) PR and engagement, b) public affairs and c) planning services; and how much is being paid from the public purse to each agency.
Answered by Jake Berry
The organisations and amounts paid are set out below:
Organisation | Service | Spend to date from public purse including VAT |
Big Ideas Community Interest Company | Community engagement | £69,296 |
Dp9 | Planning services | £0 |
Four Communications | Communications | £70,748 |
Newgate Communications | Communications | £0 |
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will name the organisations outside Government providing (a) public relations or engagement, (b) public affairs and (c) planning services in respect of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and how much is being paid from the public purse to each organisation.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 270272 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, what further studies commissioned by the Government are under way or planned to establish the extent of the tree roots which will be affected by the construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
As the opportunity arises, for example as we carry out further geo-technical and archaeological bore holes and trial pits, we will assess the presence of tree roots to increase our understanding of their extent and depth.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 270274 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, if he will define the green space referred to in the calculation that around 85 per cent of the green space in Victoria Tower Gardens will be retained after the construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The green space refers to all soft landscaping, including grass, planting and trees.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 270267 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, if he will list the elements in the search for potential sites for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre other than that conducted by the CBRE; and for what reason separate searches were undertaken for potential sites.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
Other efforts to identify a suitable location included publishing the search criteria, consulting the Government Property Unit and engaging with a wide range of organisations such as the Royal Parks, Holocaust commemorative and educational organisations, property owners and developers, property agents, London Borough authorities, universities, museums and cultural centres. Separate searches were undertake to ensure a wide range of options were considered.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2019 to Question 229625 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, how many of the 24 possible sites for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre reported by the CBRE to the board of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation on 11 January 2016 were not among the almost 50 possible sites identified between 7 September and 30 October 2015.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
All 24 sites reported were amongst the almost 50 possible sites previously identified.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 274442 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, what the membership was of the property sub-committee of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation from November 2015 to January 2016.
Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education)
The property sub-committee was a sub-set of the Foundation’s members, a full list of which can be viewed on its website.