WORLD WAR 1 ANNIVERSARIES

24th February 2016

Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to commemorate the Battle of Jutland.

Mark Lancaster, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) will be commemorating the Battle of Jutland with a significant and extensive programme of events, not least as the principal delivery partner to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport for the national commemorations in the Orkney Islands and on Jutland Bank on 31 May 2016.

The Royal Navy will be holding and supporting events throughout the UK and, in addition, will be supporting events in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

The MOD welcomes the opportunity to make such a significant contribution to the commemoration of this historic Naval battle and the wider Great War at Sea.

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