Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 45474

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Finance

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK’s financial contributions to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are sufficient to maintain the graves of UK military personnel.

Answer

Al Carns

The annual funding for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC’s) is split between the six member countries, in proportion to the number of war dead from each nation. The United Kingdom is by far the largest contributor at 78.4%. Defence officials wo...

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