§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if, in his recent talks with the Japanese Foreign Minister, he raised the question of Japanese compensation for the relatives of British troops who died in captivity whilst Japanese prisoners of war during the second world war, and if he will make a statement;
(2) if, in his recent talks with the Japanese Foreign Minister, he raised the question of Japanese compensation to British troops who were ill-treated in captivity whilst Japanese prisoners of war during the second world war; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarNo. The question of compensation was dealt with in the 1951 treaty of peace with Japan. Under the terms of the treaty £4,816,473 was made available to the United Kingdom. The bulk of this was paid out, between 1952 and 1956, to approximately 58,000 former prisoners of war, civilian internees and dependants of those who died in captivity.