D-day and the Battle of Arnhem: 75th Anniversaries

Debate between Baroness Goldie and Lord Bishop of Birmingham

Tuesday 11th September 2018 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Goldie]

I concur in every aspect of my noble friend’s sentiment, and I will make sure that these important suggestions are taken back to the department.

[The Lord Bishop of Birmingham]

My Lords, I do not have to declare such a close interest in the name Urquhart as the noble Lord across the Chamber, but I bear the same surname. These events were some time ago. In addition to the very important commemorations which the Church and other faiths fully support and participate in, I encourage the Minister to talk to colleagues in the Department for Education to ensure that they live on in the memory and experience of our young people, so that they understand—particularly in the light of current world events—the consequences of keeping the peace and the mobilisation of great forces.

[Baroness Goldie]

I thank the right reverend Prelate, and I agree with him: history can be very instructive, and there is great wisdom in what he suggests, which has certainly been noted.