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SS Tilawa

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 18 May 2026UIN 294

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to encourage the government of Japan to (a) acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942 and (b) provide goodwill closure to known survi

Answered by Seema Malhotra

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 March 2026 in response to Question 128238.

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