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HL HL8805
Malaysia: Wrecks
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24 June 2025
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4 July 2025 · Answer
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4 July 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that human remains found among the scrap of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse are given a fitting burial by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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24 June 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that human remains found among the scrap of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse are given a fitting burial by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Source: Lords
4 July 2025
Answer
Investigations into the illegal salvage are still ongoing. The Ministry of Defence is unable to provide a response regarding the presence of human remains until these investigations have concluded. If the remains of British Service personnel are identifie...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-24/HL8805
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1816179
- uk · wq-1816179 · source updated 4 July 2025