Prime Minister (): As we prepare to mark
Holocaust Memorial Day, I am sure the whole House will join me in
paying tribute to the extraordinary courage of Britain’s
holocaust survivors, including 94-year-old Arek Hersh, who is
here with us today. This Government will legislate to build a
holocaust memorial and learning centre next to Parliament so that
the testimonies of survivors such as Arek will be heard at the
heart of our democracy by every generation to come.
(Holborn and St Pancras)
(Lab):...This week, we will remember the 6 million Jews murdered
in the holocaust and all those scarred by genocide since as we
mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We must all commit, across this
House, to defeat prejudice and hatred wherever we may find it. To
work for a better future, we must find light in the darkness.
(Aberdeen South) (SNP): Let
me start by echoing the sentiments of the Prime Minister and the
Leader of the Opposition in relation to Holocaust Memorial
Day—truly horrific crimes that we must never forget and endeavour
to ensure are never repeated.
Sir (Lagan Valley) (DUP):
I echo the comments of the Prime Minister in relation to
Holocaust Memorial Day...
(Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):
This week, as a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, I
was honoured to hear from Lia Lesser, a holocaust survivor who
came to this country by herself at the age of eight because her
parents believed tat the UK was a safe haven for vulnerable
children...
(West Bromwich East)
(Con): May I echo my right hon. Friend’s comments on the
importance of Holocaust Memorial Day and welcome his renewed
commitment today regarding the holocaust memorial and learning
centre? Will he join me in encouraging Members from across the
House to sign the Holocaust Educational Trust’s book of
commitment, which will be in Parliament today and tomorrow, and
pledge to remember the holocaust, fight antisemitism and support
the important work of the Holocaust Educational Trust?
Prime Minister (): I thank my hon. Friend. As I
said earlier, we will legislate to help build the holocaust
memorial and learning centre next to Parliament to serve as a
powerful reminder of the holocaust, its victims and where
prejudice can lead if unchallenged. I also join her in thanking
the Holocaust Educational Trust for its fantastic work and in
encouraging all Members to sign the book of commitment, as I will
be doing later today.
