HC Deb 09 March 1998 vol 308 c41W
24. Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the pay of officer prisoners of war during the Second World War. [31427]

Mr. Spellar

I refer the hon. Member to the oral answer I gave today to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Gibb). There are no grounds for examining this subject again.

27. Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review his policy on the claims for compensation for loss of pay from former prisoners of war. [31430]

Mr. Spellar

This is an issue not of compensation but of whether there are outstanding payments. I refer the hon. Member to the oral answer I gave today to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Gibb).