Written question asked by Baroness Deech (Crossbench) on Thursday, 4 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Holocaust: Restitution

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in securing for British claimants restitution, compensation for, or commemoration of property seized from Polish victims of the Nazis since the appointment of the first Special Envoy for Post Holocaust Issues in 2010.

Answer: The UK believes strongly in the principle of property restitution for Holocaust survivors, who have waited over 80 years for justice and recognition of their loss of property. We are committed to upholding the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust-Era Assets, which sets out measures to right the economic wrongs that accompanied the Holocaust against the Jews and other victims of Nazi persecution across Europe. The UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues, Jon Pearce MP, most recently met with the president of the World Jewish Restitution Organisation (WJRO) on May 6 where the issue of restitution, including in Poland, was discussed as a priority. We continue to work closely with the WJRO to progress restitution efforts.

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