Member

I take on board the astute point made by my noble friend Lord Herbert of South Downs about the persecution of the gay community and others during this period. My understanding is that the purpose of the amendment would be to include those persecutions within the ambit of the memorial and learning centre because they occurred within the same time period. Therefore, everyone who suffered under Nazi Germany because of their race and origin, or sexual affiliation, are part of the Holocaust, as generally understood. That would be different from other genocides in other places at other times. That is the critical distinction.