Question follow-through · 78038
World War II: War Memorials
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to create a memorial to the British Liberation Task Force 135 that freed the Channel Islands in 1945.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 18 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to create a memorial to the British Liberation Task Force 135 that freed the Channel Islands in 1945.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) deeply values the contribution of Liberation Task Force 135 in ending the occupation of the Channel Islands. While there are currently no plans to create a dedicated memorial, it remains longstanding Government policy that th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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