PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service (6 October 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations the Government has received from the Royal Parks agency's (a) Board and (b) officials on the plan to site the Holocaust Memorial and Holocaust Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.

Asked by:
Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Discussions have taken place with The Royal Parks at Board level and official level. The Royal Parks were consulted on the site for the Memorial and Learning Centre, and they played a formal role in providing detailed input to the competition process assessing the design proposals. The Royal Parks have been – and remain – supportive of the decision to site the Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, but have expressed concerns about the co-located Learning Centre. DCLG will continue to work closely with The Royal Parks to refine the winning design to ensure that we deliver both a fitting Memorial and Learning Centre and protect the park as a public amenity.

Answered by:
Mr Marcus Jones (Conservative)
19 October 2017