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Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Finance

Commons · Question 45474 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK’s financial contributions to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are sufficient to maintain the graves of UK military personnel.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 29 Apr 2025

The annual funding for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC’s) is split between the six member countries, in proportion to the number of war dead from each nation. The United Kingdom is by far the largest contributor at 78.4%. Defence officials wo...