Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 86836

War Graves: North East

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support Commonwealth war graves in the North East.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Ministry of Defence paid the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) £56.31 Million Grant-in-Aid funding so that it may continue to honour, in perpetuity, the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces wh...

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