Windrush Generation: Anniversaries

(asked on 6th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Windrush day 2020 is safely commemorated during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Luke Hall Portrait
Luke Hall
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 12th May 2020

It is only right that we celebrate the enormous contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants to our social, economic and cultural life. 2020 will see the second provision of an annual £500,000 grant to support celebrations on 22 June and ensure a lasting legacy.

Earlier this year, on the advice of the Windrush Day Grants Committee, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government approved funding to be allocated among 49 charities, community groups and local authorities.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have been working with grantees to encourage them to develop contingency plans if there are still restrictions on gatherings and the use of public buildings on 22 June. In the midst of challenging circumstances, the grantees are demonstrating admirable willingness and aptitude to deliver their project outcomes through online or virtual means to coincide with Windrush Day, and by postponing some delivery until later in the year where necessary. We?are?also working with community stakeholders to mark Windrush Day appropriately online and in the media.

The Government remains committed to ensuring that 22 June is a day of celebration and recognition for the Windrush generation and their descendants.

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