§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will (1) make it his policy to pay a gratuity to British ex-service survivors of former Japanese prisoner of war camps; [136188]
(2) estimate the cost of paying a one-off £10,000 gratuity to all surviving former Japanese prisoners of war and their widows. [136189]
§ Dr. MoonieI refer the hon. Member to my statement in the House on 7 November 2000,Official Report, columns 159-70.