§ 24. Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's policy towards the statement of apology recently discussed by the Japanese Diet; and if he will make a statement. [30918]
§ Mr. HurdWe attach importance to the apology given to the Prime Minister in September 1993 by his Japanese counterpart, which included specific reference to prisoners of war. The recent statement by the Japanese Diet is a more general expression of "deep remorse".