National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

(asked on 4th March 2019) - View Source

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 18 December 2018 to Question 203298, National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, what is the relevance of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being located on the banks of the Thames.


Answered by
Heather Wheeler Portrait
Heather Wheeler
This question was answered on 12th March 2019

Victoria Tower Gardens is already home to memorials commemorating past struggles for justice and democratic causes. There is no better place for the Memorial, which will stand as a fitting reminder of the horrors of the past and encourage reflection on their implications for the British government and society, both at the time and subsequently. The view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences.

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