HC Deb 13 November 1945 vol 415 cc2064-5W
Mr. Touche

asked the Secretary of State for War whether any action has yet been taken with regard to the 150 British prisoners of war who are reported as lost in Soviet-occupied Germany.

Mr. Lawson

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 7th November by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Major Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for War how many British and Indian officers and other ranks known to have been prisoners of war in German camps liberated by the Russians, are still unaccounted for; and what recent steps have been taken to discover their whereabouts.

Mr. Lawson

As regards the first part of the Question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply I gave on 9th October to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton). As regards the second part of the Question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply given yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton).