§ 78. Mr. Braineasked the President of the Board of Trade when a settlement may be expected of outstanding claims for loss of personal effects, submitted by civilians who fell into Japanese hands in Malaya and Hong Kong and were interned.
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§ Mr. BottomleyUnder the scheme which my right hon. Friend announced on 27th June last in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Benson),ex gratia payments are being made to United Kingdom British applicants, whether they were interned or not, who lost furniture and other personal goods in British and ex-British territories in the Far East and who have returned to reside in the United Kingdom. Payment is made as soon as the applications have been examined and approved and the work is being expedited as much as possible.