HC Deb 27 June 1967 vol 749 cc248-9
19. Mr. John Lee

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to establish a memorial in the United Kingdom to victims of the Hola concentration camp in Kenya

Mr. George Thomas

No, Sir.

Mr. Lee

Will my hon. Friend reconsider this, bearing in mind that this was perhaps the most disgraceful episode in the 13 disgraceful years of Tory rule'?

Mr. Thomas

It so happens that I took part in the debate on the Hola Camp, and I visited it. I see no advantage now in stirring up unhappy memories of a difficult period, when Kenya itself wants to put the past behind her and is concentrating on developing a successful multi-racial society.