PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COMPENSATION FOR PRISONERS OF WAR UNDER THE JAPANESE (24 January 1995)

That this House is concerned that 50,000 former prisoners of war of the Japanese were paid a total of ú76.50 each, and 8,800 former civilians were paid ú48.50 each, in compensation by the Japanese government for the damage and suffering caused to them whilst prisoners; regards such compensation as inadequate and agrees with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister, the honourable Member for Eddisbury, who on 8th October 1992 wrote `This country owes them a great debt of gratitude'; and calls on Her Majesty's Government urgently to create an adequate scheme of compensation for these former prisoners.

Sponsored by:
Mr Mike O'Brien (Labour)