Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 21 April (HL6913) relating to the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, whether they will set out the measurement in square metres of each of the items (a) to (g) in item 9 of the table included in that answer.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The measurements for the items in 9) are:
Area to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre |
| 1412 m2 |
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Entrance pavilion | 113 m2 |
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Courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre | 1058 m2 |
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Associated hard standing | 48 m2 |
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Service access | 4 m2 |
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Access paths | 53 m2 |
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The parts of the mound not accessible to the public (fins and ha-ha) | 153 m2 |
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Service elements of café building |
| 17 m2 |
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Total surface area to be occupied by Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre |
| 1429 m2 |
Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the size in square metres of (1) the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens, (2) the intended new playground, (3) the intended new café, and (4) the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:
| Question | Answer | Source |
1 | The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | 3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls. | GIA & Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
2 | Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre. | 52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
3 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself. | Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
4 | Proportion of (3) | Zero | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
5 | Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens | 1010 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
6 | Size in sqm of the intended new playground | 945 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
7 | Size in sqm of the intended new café | 15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
8 | Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works | 23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule Playground Area Adjustment |
9 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre. | 1429 m2 | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
10 | Proportion of (9) | 7.58% | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:
| Question | Answer | Source |
1 | The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | 3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls. | GIA & Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
2 | Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre. | 52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
3 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself. | Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
4 | Proportion of (3) | Zero | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
5 | Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens | 1010 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
6 | Size in sqm of the intended new playground | 945 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
7 | Size in sqm of the intended new café | 15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
8 | Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works | 23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule Playground Area Adjustment |
9 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre. | 1429 m2 | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
10 | Proportion of (9) | 7.58% | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what percentage of this underground area will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:
| Question | Answer | Source |
1 | The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | 3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls. | GIA & Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
2 | Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre. | 52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
3 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself. | Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
4 | Proportion of (3) | Zero | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
5 | Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens | 1010 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
6 | Size in sqm of the intended new playground | 945 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
7 | Size in sqm of the intended new café | 15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
8 | Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works | 23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule Playground Area Adjustment |
9 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre. | 1429 m2 | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
10 | Proportion of (9) | 7.58% | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
Asked by: Baroness Deech (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion, of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:
| Question | Answer | Source |
1 | The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | 3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls. | GIA & Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
2 | Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre. | 52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
3 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself. | Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre. | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
4 | Proportion of (3) | Zero | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
5 | Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens | 1010 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
6 | Size in sqm of the intended new playground | 945 m2 | Playground Area Adjustment |
7 | Size in sqm of the intended new café | 15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule |
8 | Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works | 23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2 | GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule Playground Area Adjustment |
9 | Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre. | 1429 m2 | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
10 | Proportion of (9) | 7.58% | NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2 |
Asked by: Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 24 March (HL6409), whether they will publish a comprehensive list of the bodies and individuals from whom they have received views opposed to the planned siting of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Those opposed to the scheme were able to submit their comments to Westminster City Council. All comments are publicly available on the planning inquiry website.
Asked by: Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the bodies who are supportive of the planned siting of the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens has cross-party support and the endorsement of every living Prime Minister.
As an indication of wider support 31 oral representations were made in favour of the proposal at the 2020 public inquiry, including from Holocaust survivors and their families, Rt Hon David Cameron, Rt Hon Gordon Brown, the Chief Rabbi, the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Archbishop of Canterbury, academics, educators and others. A full list of witnesses is available from the Planning Inspector’s Report on the Gov.UK website. More than 3,000 individuals expressed their support through the local community engagement exercise run by the Big Ideas community interest company.
Asked by: Lord Hylton (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask His Majesty's Government what amount they have spent so far on the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens; and what estimate they have made of the final cost of preparing the Holocaust Memorial Bill for introduction in Parliament.
Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Spend to date on the Holocaust Memorial programme is set out in the table below. No separate estimate has been made of the administrative cost of preparing the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Figures in £m inc VAT Numbers may not sum due to rounding | Spend to Date | |
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Client |
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Staff | 3.6 |
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Contractors | 1.1 |
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Programme | 1.0 |
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Early programme expenditure | 0.6 |
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Total Client |
| 6.3 |
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Content Research and Development |
| 2.0 |
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Design |
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Architect | 3.5 |
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Design engineer | 1.4 |
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Project and cost management | 1.2 |
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Technical support | 0.5 |
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Planning app and conditions | 0.5 |
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Peer Reviews and technical reports | 0.1 |
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Professional advice | 0.3 |
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Total Design |
| 7.4 |
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Exhibition Delivery |
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Consultants | 0.2 |
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Designers | 0.2 |
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Total Exhibition Delivery |
| 0.4 |
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Construction |
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Enabling works | 0.2 |
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Basement Box (pre-construction) | 0.1 |
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Total Construction |
| 0.3 |
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Planning Inquiry |
| 1.4 |
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Totals |
| 17.8 |
Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the cost of the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; what allowance this makes for (a) contingencies and (b) optimism bias; and what the last such estimate of (i) cost, (ii) contingencies and (ii) optimism bias was.
Answered by Dehenna Davison
The forecast cost, produced in line with Green Book guidance, was published in the NAO report of 5 July 2022. Costs are currently being reviewed in light of the delay due to the High Court judgement.
Asked by: Damien Moore (Conservative - Southport)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in schools.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Schools are free to decide which events to commemorate and what activities to put in place to support pupils’ understanding of significant events and particular months or days dedicated to specific communities. Schools decide how they mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which commemorates the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis, along with all other victims of Nazi persecution and victims of subsequent genocides.
Schools can call on the support of organisations such as the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, the Holocaust Educational Trust and University College London’s Centre for Holocaust Education and others to help with their activities for the day.