HC Deb 19 July 2000 vol 354 cc213-4W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will implement the recommendation of Sir John Mortimer's Advisory Group that there should be in an open space a statue commemorating Women in World War II; and if he will make a statement. [130814]

Mr. Alan Howarth

Sir John Mortimer's advisory group considered that, rather than being placed on the vacant plinth in Trafalgar Square, the proposed memorial to Women in World War II should be located in a park or an open space where it could be more easily enjoyed. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State agrees with the Mortimer group's recommendations. Finding an appropriate location for the memorial is a matter for the Women in World War II campaign charity. My Department is, however, currently exploring the possibility of a site in Whitehall which might be used for the proposed memorial.