Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on commemorations for the First World War.

Since the Prime Minister set out plans for the Centenary in October 2012 ( a transcript of the Prime Minister's speech can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/speech-at-imperial-war-museum-on-first-world-war-centenary-plans ) the Government has delivered two highly successful commemorative events for the start of the First World War and the Battle of Gallipoli. In 2016 commemorative events will be held for the Battle of Jutland in May and the Somme in July 2016. In 2017 the battle of Passchendaele will be commemorated followed by the Armistice in 2018.

Other commemorations such as the UK Tour of the “poppies” and the national restoration of War memorials also continue, more details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/first-world-war-centenary