§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will invite the Prime Minister of Japan to attend a commemorative service on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Singapore; if he will seek compensation for allied military and civil prisoners of war; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are no plans to extend such an invitation. Nevertheless, we recognise the poignancy of the anniversary and honour the sacrifice of those who fought and died in south east Asia during the second world war. We shall never forget that great debt, nor the terrible sufferings of so many in Japanese prison camps. We consider, however, that the question of compensation was settled in the 1951 peace treaty.