Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current estimate of the cost of building the planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Learning Centre, co-located with the Holocaust Memorial, will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust are told with honesty and clarity; it will also address subsequent genocides. Information about the Learning Centre themes was presented at the planning inquiry and is available on the Westminster City Council website: cd_8.9_proof_of_evidence_of_stephen_greenberg_1.pdf (westminster.gov.uk)
The scope and content of the Learning Centre exhibition will be developed by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, drawing on a wide range of external advice and expertise.
The current forecast cost (£138.8 million, excluding contingency) for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 June 2023 (UIN HLWS875). An independent charity, The Holocaust Memorial Charitable Trust, Chaired by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, will lead the effort to secure pledges towards the fundraising campaign.
Extensive consultation on the proposals has been carried out over many years, with contributions from a wide range of individuals and communities across the country.
Report Mar. 19 2024
Committee: House of Commons Commission CommitteeFound: programmes happening on and around the Parliamentary Estate in the coming years, such as the proposed Holocaust
Report Mar. 19 2024
Committee: Restoration and Renewal Client Board CommitteeFound: programmes happening on and around the Parliamentary Estate in the coming years, such as the proposed Holocaust
Report Mar. 19 2024
Committee: House of Lords Commission CommitteeFound: programmes happening on and around the Parliamentary Estate in the coming years, such as the proposed Holocaust
Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) been an ongoing exhibition on their legacy at Windermere library, and now we look to build a lasting memorial - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Hunt (Con - South West Surrey) I have not seen the film, but I have seen a film on a holocaust theme called “The Zone of Interest”, - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Mar. 14 2024
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)Found: Horticulture; HIV Aids; Honour Base d Abuse; Hong Kong; Indo -Britain; Irish in Britain; India; Jains; Hindu; Holocaust
Found: and devolving powers and responsibilities at a local level; European Union (EU) structural funds; UK Holocaust
Found: devolving powers and responsibilities at a local level; European Union (EU) structural funds; UK Holocaust
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 28/02/2024 from Baroness Scott of Bybrook to Peers regarding issues raised during a debate to mark Holocaust Memorial Day: exhibition relating to Kindertransport, retaining focus of Holocaust Memorial Day on the Holocaust itself, Holocaust education, and tackling antisemitism in educational settings. 2p.Found: 28/02/2024 from Baroness Scott of Bybrook to Peers regarding issues raised during a debate to mark Holocaust