Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate the Government has made of the annual cost of maintenance and security for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens after construction; and which organisation will bear those costs.

The annual cost of maintenance and security will be determined by the full, detailed development of the Memorial and Learning Centre. The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation (UKHMF) has engaged experts to help model these costs, which will be refined as the project progresses further. These costs will be borne from the overall UKHMF budget, which will be comprised of a mix of Government funding and private contributions. With cross-party support, the Government has committed £50 million to kick-start a society-wide fundraising effort.