Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Tredinnick (Conservative), on Monday, 19 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 200 members in total.

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NEW YORK MEMORIAL GARDEN FOR BRITISH VICTIMS OF 9/11

That this House welcomes the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square, New York to be built as a permanent memorial to the 67 British victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on 11th September 2001; recognises that the garden has the support of the New York City government, the Consulate-General and the British community in New York; notes that following a competition the garden has been designed by British architects Julian and Isabel Bannerman as a place of reflection and recreation and as a focal point for Remembrance Day and other observances for the British community; further notes that following a second competition British artist, Anish Kapoor, will design a sculpture symbolising unity between the United Kingdom and the United States of America; further recognises that the initiative was set up by the US Charity British Memorial Garden Trust Inc, under the Patronage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; and welcomes the launch of the British charity British Memorial Garden Trust UK Ltd on 19th April to support the work carried out in New York and to raise funds in the United Kingdom.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

974 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Victims Monuments Terrorism USA

Link

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