HC Deb 31 October 2001 vol 373 cc713-4W
Mr. Tony Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans have been made by(a) her Department and (b) institutions involved in the preparation for Holocaust Memorial Day 2002. [11276]

Mr. Timms

The Home Office is the Government Department with responsibility for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2002. It is working with a number of Government Departments and organisations on the preparations for the day.

Last year, this Department produced an education pack for all schools to support last year's Holocaust Memorial Day. New resources for schools to commemorate the day in 2002 have been developed and will be available at the end of November 2001. The resources are complementary to the education pack which the Department produced last year, and reflect this year's theme of Britain and the Holocaust.

The resources have been produced by an education working group of experts on the holocaust, racism, and education, from bodies such as the Wiener Library and the Imperial War Museum. I am grateful for their continued support and dedication to this work.