To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the effectiveness of the UK Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues; and if he will make a statement.

Since his appointment in 2010, Sir Andrew Burns, the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues, has drawn together activity across Government and, working with academic and non-governmental experts, has provided a clearer British international profile, presence and influence on all Holocaust-related matters. He has especially focused on those relating to education and the opening of archives, and responding to the concerns of Holocaust victims and their families.

As a result, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance requested the UK to take on Chairmanship of the Alliance for the year 2014-15. The International Tracing Service, which ensures the management of Holocaust era archives, asked Sir Andrew to lead the recruitment process to secure a new Director and establish effective governance arrangements around this appointment.

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), renewed Sir Andrew's appointment last year as his personal envoy for as long as he holds office in this Parliament.