Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2019 to Question 229098, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation (a) spending to date, (b) by the end of 2019 and (c) by the time construction of the memorial commences.
Answered by Jake Berry
The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation is an independent advisory body on which there is no spend from the public purse other than in staff costs for civil servant support which are not disaggregated.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects construction on the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to start; and how much has been allocated from the public purse before construction starts and (a) in total (b) for each of (i) Big Ideas, (ii) Dp9, (iii) Four Communications and (iv) Newgate Communications.
Answered by Jake Berry
I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer to Question UIN 293452 of 8 October for Big ideas and Four Communications. He is reminded that neither DP9 nor Newgate Communications receive public money for their services to the project. We expect construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to begin in 2020, subject to planning permission.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of lawn area in Victoria Tower Gardens which will be taken for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
Answered by Jake Berry
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the criteria used by his Department to determine that up to 75.5 per cent of the cost of construction of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre should be funded directly by the Government.
Answered by Jake Berry
It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July to Question 280917 on National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, how many potential sites not among sites identified by the CBRE were identified by (a) Royal Parks, (b) Holocaust commemorative and educational organisations, (c) property owners and developers, (e) property agents, (f) London Borough authorities, (g) universities (h) museums and (i) cultural centres; and on what dates those potential sites were reported to the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation.
Answered by Jake Berry
As set out in the answer to Question UIN 229625 on 14 March 2019, almost 50 sites were identified by a wide range stakeholders and considered by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation during the latter part of 2015.
Asked by: Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September to Question 286103 on Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, if he will name the organisations outside Government providing (a) public relations or engagement, (b) public affairs and (c) planning services in respect of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and how much is being paid from the public purse to each organisation.
Answered by Jake Berry
The organisations and amounts paid are set out below:
Organisation | Service | Spend to date from public purse including VAT |
Big Ideas Community Interest Company | Community engagement | £69,296 |
Dp9 | Planning services | £0 |
Four Communications | Communications | £70,748 |
Newgate Communications | Communications | £0 |