Written questions

Holocaust: Restitution

Lords · Question HL667 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the most recent incumbent Special Envoy for Post Holocaust Issues regarding that post's role in international progress on Holocaust-era property and art restitution issues.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 15 Jun 2026

The UK believes strongly in the principle of property restitution for Holocaust survivors, who have waited over 80 years for justice and recognition of their loss of property. We are committed to upholding the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust-Era Assets, ...