Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect, preserve and improve the condition of war memorials erected in streets, squares and public spaces in the UK.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
War memorials play a very important role in our cultural heritage, holding a deep emotional resonance with people across the country. HM Government will never forget the great bravery, selflessness, and distinction of all the servicemen and women who served their country during times of conflict, and it is only right that appropriate steps be taken to protect the many war memorials that honour those who gave their lives in that service.
The safety and protection of war memorials falls to local authorities and local constabularies, in consultation with the owners of the memorials.
The primary role for my Department regarding war memorials is managing the DCMS Memorial Grant Scheme, which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in the construction, repair, and maintenance of public memorial structures, including war memorials. The scheme has a fixed budget of £400,000 per annum for this spending review period.
Nov. 22 2023
Source Page: Ukrainian cultural heritage must be preserved: UK statement to the OSCEFound: Ukrainian cultural heritage must be preserved: UK statement to the OSCE
Written Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: question by focussing on whether it can be said that the financial sanctions imposed on Russian-heritage
Feb. 16 2010
Source Page: Ministry of Defence heritage report 2007-2009. Incl. annexes. 37 p.Found: Ministry of Defence heritage report 2007-2009. Incl. annexes. 37 p.
Mentions:
1: Steve Tuckwell (Con - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) With war now raging over the skies of Britain, the sound of a Spitfire or Hurricane drawn into a dogfight - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) second world war soldiers trained. - Speech Link
3: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) undertaken by Heritage England. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Vicky Ford (Con - Chelmsford) The war, the misery, has gone on for a year, and it is getting worse. - Speech Link
2: Alexander Stafford (Con - Rother Valley) We hear that fighting has spread to some of the world heritage areas. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) Friend is right about the great heritage and deep links, including heritage links, between Britain and - Speech Link
4: Claire Hanna (SDLP - Belfast South) It is not so much a civil war but a war on civilians, who are losing their homes, livelihoods and lives - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the scale of destruction of religious heritage as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets. We want to see Israel using all possible measures to protect the sanctity of holy sites. The UK is a strong supporter of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and calls for places of worship to be respected.
May. 16 2024
Source Page: I. Letter dated 10/05/2024 from Chris Philp MP and Laura Farris MP to Alex Cunningham MP and Alex Norris MP and others regarding a second tranche of Government amendments tabled for Report stage of the Criminal Justice Bill: public order, climbing on a war memorial, possession of pyrotechnics, disrupting road transportation, amendments to protest-related offences, cuckooing, parental responsibility, internet protocol addresses and internet domain names. 5p. II. Criminal Justice Bill. Supplementary delegated powers memorandum. 5p. III. Criminal Justice Bill. European Convention on Human Rights. 20p.Found: Government amendments tabled for Report stage of the Criminal Justice Bill: public order, climbing on a war
Written Evidence Nov. 08 2023
Inquiry: Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relationsFound: of people, the destruction of communities and the disruption of cultural practices during the war