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Antisemitism: Finance

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 27 January 2025UIN 25320

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide funding to help tackle antisemitism in other countries.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds

Antisemitism has no place in our, or any, society and the UK has a long-standing track record of fighting it.

The UK currently holds the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), through which we have worked with IHRA's 35 member states and permanent international partners to promote Holocaust education and research and combat antisemitism across the globe.

Under our presidency we also funded IHRA's annual €50,000 Yehuda Bauer Grant, which finances a project aiming to undertake new and significant research on the Holocaust and antisemitism.

The FCDO additionally administers the John Bunyan Fund, a designated programme for overseas projects focused on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

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