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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-21more like thismore than 2014-11-21
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Malaysia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Malaysia authorities with the aim of preventing inappropriate activity on the wrecks of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
tabling member printed
Jon Trickett more like this
uin 215526 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have sought assistance from Malaysia in preventing unauthorised salvage and damage to the military maritime graves of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, mindful of the difficulty of doing so when they are situated in international waters. Our High Commission in Kuala Lumpur released a press statement on 23 May welcoming the Malaysian impounding of a vessel responsible for illegally disturbing and salvaging scrap from wrecks in the area.</p> more like this
answering member constituency East Devon more like this
answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T14:25:45.527Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T14:25:45.527Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Swire more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this