HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST AUSCHWITZ TRIPS

Early day motion 1032, tabled 25 February 2008 by Lembit Öpik (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 56 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's decision to subsidise the Holocaust Educational Trust's (HET) programme of trips to Auschwitz for school children; believes these visits are a vital part of the education programme to ensure the lessons of the Holocaust are not forgotten; further believes these visits help prevent such genocide from happening again; notes that many people were offended by the insensitive, thoughtless and offensive claim in a Conservative document that trips to Auschwitz are a gimmick; and asks the right hon. Member for Witney to confirm that, if elected to Government, a Conservative administration would continue to provide the financial subsidy at the same level for the HET's trips to Auschwitz programme.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 17, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, UUP 1.