A question on #VEDay #Anniversaries tabled by Lord Blunkett on 18-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Twycross.

Heading: VE Day: Anniversaries
Question ID: 1786055
UIN: HL5879
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-18
Asking Member ID: 395
Asking Member display name: Lord Blunkett
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve Service families and their children in the official celebrations announced for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Answering Member ID: 4966
Answering Member display name: Baroness Twycross
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Answer text: The Government has announced an ambitious programme for the entire nation to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day. Communities across the country will come together to mark the commemorations - by participating in the official government pr...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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