Written questions

War Graves: North East

Commons · Question 86836 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support Commonwealth war graves in the North East.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 10 Nov 2025

During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Ministry of Defence paid the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) £56.31 Million Grant-in-Aid funding so that it may continue to honour, in perpetuity, the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces wh...