Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a commemorative coin for Holocaust Memorial Day 2015.

On 13 January, the Chancellor of the Exchequer hosted a reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust event at Number 11, marking the start of the year that represents 70 years since the end of the Holocaust.

To commemorate Britain’s role in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, as well as the courage of Holocaust victims and survivors, the Chancellor and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles commissioned The Royal Mint to design a special issue medal.

A small number of these were donated to Holocaust survivors living in the UK and to Holocaust Educational Trust supporters at the event, before The Royal Mint began selling to the wider public on 14 January.

These medals were designed in consultation with Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, and the Holocaust Educational Trust.