As part of my committment to Holocaust Memorial Day I recently signed a Book of Committment to honour those killed in the Holocaust and the individuals that risked their lives to help those being persecuted.

Holocaust Memorial Day provides a focus for each of us to learn from the lessons of the Holocaust. We must not only reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust and remember all the victims killed and persecuted by the Nazis but also to challenge all types of prejudice and discrimination which continue in our society today.