| Heading: |
Malaysia: HMS Prince of Wales |
| Question ID: |
1804812 |
| UIN: |
HL7722 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3834 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord West of Spithead
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord West of Spithead
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the presence of two anchors from the former HMS Prince of Wales among the metal looted from the wreck and currently held in Malaysia. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
360 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Coaker
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| Answering Member handle: |
Vernon_Coaker
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Vernon_Coaker
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Malaysian authorities have primacy over the investigation into the illegal salvage of HMS Prince of Wales. As these investigations are ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment on the alleged perpetrators at this stage, or speculate on the future ... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |