Indian Prisoners Of War

EDM number 1970 in 2007-08, proposed by John McDonnell on 07/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Military operations and Veterans.

That this House notes the sacrifice made by many members of the British Army recruited from the Indian sub-continent who were taken prisoner of war in Europe and North Africa in the Second World War and who often suffered extreme hardship in captivity; further notes that this was never officially acknowledged by the British Government and that unlike the prisoners in the Far East no financial compensatory award was made to these ex-soldiers; and therefore calls upon the Government to recognise officially the sacrifice of these former soldiers and to do all it can in liaison with the Indian Government to ensure that they are receiving adequate support in their old age.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.