Question follow-through · 74679

World War II: Poland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing unredacted access to the war records of ancestors of members of Polish forces who fought alongside the British Army in World War Two.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing unredacted access to the war records of ancestors of members of Polish forces who fought alongside the British Army in World War Two.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no plans to provide unredacted access to the records of service of Polish military personnel who served alongside British Forces during World War Two. The MOD assesses the release of information on a case-by-case basis in...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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