Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 3 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 April 2000. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 10 April 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received concerning funding for a memorial on the Burma Railway for British servicemen who lost their lives whilst prisoners of the Japanese during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent representations he has received concerning funding for a memorial on the Burma Railway for British servicemen who lost their lives whilst prisoners of the Japanese during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement. [117938] Dr. Moonie: My Department has not received any recent representations on this subject. It has been a long-standing policy of successive Governments that the cost of memorials is not usually met from public funds, but from private donations or public subscriptions.

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