House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Donation of £1 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
12 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Proposed by Dominic Raab Con Esher and Walton
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At a glance
Key points
- The UK Government is donating 1 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation for Holocaust remembrance and education.
- A donation of 500,000 each from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will be made to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.
- The donation reflects HMG's commitment to Holocaust remembrance on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Issue summary
The UK Government is donating £1 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation for Holocaust remembrance and education.
Action requested
A donation of £500,000 each from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will be made to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation after a fourteen parliamentary sitting day period unless an objection is raised. The donation reflects HMG's commitment to Holocaust remembrance on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Key facts
- Donation amount: £1 million.
- Funding sources: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (£500,000) and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (£500,000).
- Announcement date: 27 January 2020.
- Purpose: Preservation and maintenance of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps.
- Organisation: Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation founded in 2009.
- Previous donation: £2.15 million over three years from 2011.
- Parliamentary sitting days period: fourteen days.