Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 13 March (HC Deb col 1307), whether all the education materials will be produced for the whole of the UK; and whether they have received commitments from the devolved administrations to distribute these materials to all state schools.

The Government has announced an ambitious programme for the entire UK to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day. Communities across the UK will come together to mark the commemorations - by participating in the official programme and by organising their own events and activities.

The Government has launched a brand new collection of educational resources titled VE Day: Our Shared Story, encouraging every young person across the UK to engage with veteran testimony and experience through the year of the 80th anniversary. Schools, teachers and community youth groups are invited to download the free schools planning pack to start planning activities for young people. The material will be translated into Welsh and we are working closely with the Devolved Governments to disseminate the educational materials across all parts of the UK.