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SS Tilawa

Commons · Question 294 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 May 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

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

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 18 May 2026

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