Question follow-through · 294
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 (a) acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942 and (b) provide goodwill closure to known survi
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 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 (a) acknowledge the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942 and (b) provide goodwill closure to known survi
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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18 May 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 March 2026 in response to Question 128238.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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