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 4 July 2019 to Question 270267 on the National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service, if he will list the elements in the search for potential sites for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre other than that conducted by the CBRE; and for what reason separate searches were undertaken for potential sites.

Other efforts to identify a suitable location included publishing the search criteria, consulting the Government Property Unit and engaging with a wide range of organisations such as the Royal Parks, Holocaust commemorative and educational organisations, property owners and developers, property agents, London Borough authorities, universities, museums and cultural centres. Separate searches were undertake to ensure a wide range of options were considered.