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HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsTo reiterate a point I have made before, local authorities are part of the whole process. They will work with central government and my department in particular to have regular,…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I said repeatedly in the Statement and say again that it is for the local neighbourhood boards of the 75 places to decide who is on their board, with the guidance of the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I have already spoken about our three main objectives and what we want to do, but it is ultimately up to the local people to decide what they want to do. It is not…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, the Government gratefully acknowledge the Select Committee’s report and conclusions. We thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and the members of the Select…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I must make progress but, very quickly, we will follow the normal public expenditure rules, as I have illustrated. I remind noble Lords that Clause 1 refers to allowing…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I shall clarify what Clause 1 is about. Clause 1 allows the Secretary of State to spend money to build the Holocaust memorial and learning centre. That is what it is…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, that is correct. The appropriation Act allows us to spend the money.04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, it would help if I can come on to more details about contingencies and costs, and then we can come back. If I do not answer anything specific, I can come back to the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I was responding to the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, on the operational costs. Operating costs have been estimated at between £6.5 million to £8.5…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI understand the point that the noble Lord is making, but this Bill allows expenditure. Funding will be allocated through the normal public expenditure arrangements. The House of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I do not want to limit myself by saying “yes” or “no” because I do not know the answer. As you would expect, I do not have that knowledge here. On contingency, the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillYes; all the costs associated with the operation of the memorial learning centre reflect the estimation I have just detailed, but further details of costs will be developed. On…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI was going to echo the noble Lord’s points.04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I was literally going to come on to that particular point. There will be nothing at all like that. If I can further add to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Pickles,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, the simple answer is that we will seek tenders for the main construction contracts once planning consent is secured but, to use the noble Lord’s words, we need to get on…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Blackstone and the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for tabling these amendments. This group concerns the need for a learning centre, what its…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I strongly reject that assertion. That was not the case. It was a competition; 50 sites were considered and after all those considerations, it was decided. I must make…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I have to politely disagree, with the greatest respect for the noble Baroness. I have always listened. We have to understand that I have two main goals with the Bill.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I cannot give that guarantee. I want to be clear because noble Lords must understand this: that is in the hands of the designated Minister. It is the role of the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI will affirm the point. The noble Lord talked about Yad Vashem. The content for the learning centre is being developed by a leading international curator, Yehudit Shendar,…04 Mar 2025