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Written question asked by Lord Vinson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 February 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 2022. It was answered by Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Museums and Galleries: Victoria Tower Gardens

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require as a condition of funding that the focus of the proposed museum to be built in Victoria Tower Gardens be broadened to include all acts of persecution and genocide by totalitarian regimes, such as those that took place in Russia and China under communist regimes in the 20th century.

Answer

The Government is fully committed to the construction of the new national Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens. The new Holocaust Memorial will be the national focal point to honour the 6 million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, and other victims of Nazi persecution, including Roma, gay and disabled people. The co-located Learning Centre will also focus on subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6159
Session
2021-22
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Construction Crimes against humanity China Museums and galleries Russia Victoria Tower Gardens
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