Restoration of War Memorials

Lisa Nandy Excerpts

Tuesday 11th November 2025 Written Statements

[The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Lisa Nandy)]

I am repeating the following written ministerial statement made on 10 November 2025 in the other place by my noble Friend, the Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, Baroness Twycross:

As we mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, the Government are providing £2 million funding to support the conservation and repair of war memorials across the UK.

The nation’s war memorials stand as enduring symbols of the sacrifice made by servicemen and women in conflicts past and present. In communities across the country, they are central to acts of remembrance and connect us to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today.

The War Memorials Trust has identified that there is a backlog in the conservation of our war memorials. Addressing this will enhance local neighbourhoods and give communities a focal point for commemorations. It will support pride in place and improve the local environment for everyone.

This new funding will be made via an investment in the National Heritage Memorial Fund endowment. The memorial fund has been safeguarding the UK’s most important heritage for 45 years, and exists to form a UK-wide memorial in honour of those who have given their lives to the country.

NHMF will work with the War Memorials Trust, Historic England and other partners across the UK to protect and repair their local war memorials through grants, expert advice and guidance, ensuring these historic monuments can continue to serve as places for remembrance and education.

We expect to announce further details of the fund in due course.

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