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Platinum Jubilee

Thursday 24 March 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Department is supporting Buckingham Palace's delivery of celebrations for the Queen's platinum jubilee.
  • Lottery distributors are providing 22 million to help communities participate in the celebrations.
  • The Minister endorses Suzanne Webb's card for the Queen campaign and encourages constituents to participate.

Questions & Answers

Q1 Suzanne Webb
Context

No specific event prompted this question, but it is related to national celebrations marking a significant milestone in the Queen's reign.

Question

What steps her Department is taking to mark Her Majesty the Queen's platinum jubilee?

Answer from Chris Philp

The Department is delighted to be supporting Buckingham Palace's delivery of celebrations to commemorate the exceptional service of Her Majesty the Queen over seven decades. Lottery distributors are providing £22 million to help communities become involved, and there will be a series of events between 2 and 6 June, including a special Trooping the Colour event and a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's cathedral.

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Q2 Suzanne Webb
Context

The MP references a personal memory of the silver jubilee and proposes a competition to design cards commemorating the platinum jubilee.

Question

Will my hon. Friend join me in launching my very own card for the Queen, some 45 years later, and will he encourage young children in my constituency to enter my competition to design a card so that we can send it to the Queen from Stourbridge to mark her long and glorious reign?

Answer from Chris Philp

I was only one year old in 1977, so my memory of that is somewhat hazy, but I am delighted to strongly endorse my hon. Friend's card for the Queen campaign. I am sure that her constituents will embrace it with enthusiasm and that cards for the Queen will come flooding in from Stourbridge.

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Not addressed: Specific support and encouragement for participation among young children was not addressed.

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