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Written question asked by Edward Leigh (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2017. It was answered by Marcus Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons no public announcement was made of his decision to co-locate the Holocaust Learning Centre with the Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.

Answer

In September 2016, the UK Government announced that designers and architects were being invited to enter an international design competition for a striking new national Memorial commemorating the Holocaust to be constructed in Victoria Tower Gardens.

The announcement made clear that competition entrants were also being invited to incorporate designs for a possible accompanying below-ground learning centre, which would be taken forward subject to technical, financial, planning or other constraints.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
117270
Session
2017-19
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Location Monuments National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service Victoria Tower Gardens
Link
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