Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee hearings taking place this week

23 January 2024

The Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee will hear from the following petitioners this week.

Witnesses

Tuesday 23 January

14:15 – The Buxton Family and Thomas Fowell Buxton Society (Mr Richard Buxton) represented by Mr Doctor KC. Witnesses expected to be called:

Dr John Fannon, Treasurer and Trustee to the Thomas Fowell Buxton Society

Wednesday 24 January

9:45 – London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust, represented by Mr Doctor KC. Witnesses expected to be called:

Sally Prothero, Director of Sally Prothero Landscape Architecture
Hal Moggridge OBE, Landscape Architect and past President of the Landscape Institute
David Lambert, Director of the Parks Agency

14:15 - Baroness Deech, represented by Mr Doctor KC. Witnesses expected to be called:

Joanna Millan BEM JP, survivor of Theresienstadt
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, survivor of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
Dr Martin Stern MBE, survivor of Westerbork and Theresienstadt
Dr Lydia Tischler, survivor of Auschwitz and Theresienstadt
Sir Richard Evans FRSL FBA
Trudy Gold, Jewish historian

The Committee provides individuals and bodies directly and specially affected by the Bill with the opportunity to petition against the Bill’s specific provisions and to seek its amendment.

The Committee will hear from petitioners to the Bill in public hearings. The full programme can be accessed here.

All petitions submitted against the Bill can be read on the Committee’s website.

Further information

Image credit: Elspeth Keep / UK Parliament