Holocaust: Restitution
Lords · Question HL666 · 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 progress has been made in securing for British claimants restitution, compensation for, or commemoration of property seized from Polish victims of the Nazis since the appointment of the first Special Envoy for Post Hol
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, ...