§ 82. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will reconsider his decision not to allow the exhumation of the bodies of soldiers killed on active service in Europe so that they can be buried in this country near their relatives if such relatives express their desire for such burial in this country; and whether, to meet the expense, he will allow those concerned to pay the whole or a proportion of the expense.
§ Mr. LawsonNo, Sir. The decision not to repatriate the bodies of those who died overseas was made by the Government after full consideration of all the factors involved. I would refer the hon. Member to the detailed statement on this subject which was circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT on 23rd October, 1945, in reply to a Question by the hon. and gallant Member for Ayr Burghs (Sir T. Moore).