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SS Tilawa

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 acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942; if she will support survivors and families by aski

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 20 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 22 Apr 2026
Answer: 27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
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 acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942; if she will support survivors and families by aski
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The sinking of the S.S. Tilawa was an appalling tragedy which continues to resonate eight decades on. Our thoughts remain with all the families who lost loved ones on that day, and the Government supports their efforts to commemorate the tragedy, includin...

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