HC Deb 05 July 1954 vol 529 c136W
50. Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how much the Government of Siam have paid for the Siam-Burma Railway built by British prisoners-of-war; and what amount has been received by each prisoner-of-war or the dependants of those who have died.

Mr. Peake

The sum of £355,000 has been paid by the Government of Siam in respect of the Burma-Siam Railway. This has to be distributed between several Governments whose nationals were employed in building it. The share of the United Kingdom Government is about £170,000. I hope to be in a position before the end of the Session to make a statement about the distribution of this money and also that available from the realisation of the remaining Japanese assets in the United Kingdom.