Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 7 February 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Holocaust: Monuments

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of correspondence from Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to Lord Hylton concerning a grant towards the National Holocaust Memorial, what is the estimated cost to (1) build, and (2) annually maintain, the National Holocaust Memorial; of those sums, how much will be provided from (a) government department direct grants, (b) other sources of public funding, and (c) private funds; and whether they will make a statement to Parliament on the costs and funding.

Answer: The Government has committed £50 million towards establishing a new National Holocaust Memorial, learning centre and endowment fund; with an expectation of a further £50 million being raised in donations. The estimated cost of constructing the memorial and learning centre is up to £40 million. Further consideration of the costs associated with the memorial and learning centre will continue over the coming months

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