§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give an assurance that arrangements will be made to compensate rubber planters and other Malayan civilians who have spent the war in Japanese prison camps and that such compensation will cover injuries, deterioration in health and loss of income, and that where such imprisonment led to death there will be equal compensation for dependants of the men concerned.
§ Mr. George HallBritish subjects whose home was originally in this country and who return here after suffering war injuries as a result of internment in Japanese prison camps, and dependants in this country of those who died as a result of such internment, will, if they are not otherwise entitled to pensions, be eligible for awards under the United Kingdom Civil Injuries Scheme.
Apart from the normal financial assistance which is available in the United Kingdom to those who have suffered a loss of income and who are in need, individuals who have been repatriated from the Far East will be able to seek aid for any particular needs from the Far Eastern Relief Fund.
As regards compensation for losses of property in Malaya, I would refer to my reply to the hon. and gallant Member for the Isle of Wight (Sir P. Macdonald) on 24th October, 1945.