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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 March 2025
Debate
Holocaust Memorial BillContribution
Secondly, let us remember that Nelson’s column is about 500 yards from the Houses of Parliament and not situated in the garden next door. It was not thought necessary to place Nelson’s column by the Houses of Parliament. Rather, it was decided—and there is a clear analogy available here—to place Nelson’s column in a square called Trafalgar Square, which was so called to remember the contribution that Nelson had made to the history of this country.
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