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Malaysia: HMS Prince of Wales |
Question ID: |
1816177 |
UIN: |
HL8804 |
House: |
Lords |
Date tabled: |
2025-06-24 |
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 consideration they have given to using the ongoing Operation Highmast deployment to repatriate one of the anchors of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales that were illegally salvaged in Malaysia. |
Is named day: |
false |
Date of holding answer: |
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Date answered: |
2025-07-04 |
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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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Answer text: |
The Malaysian authorities have primacy over the investigation into the illegal salvage of HMS Prince of Wales and it would be inappropriate to comment at this stage. Decisions on the preservation of any artefacts will be made once investigations have conc... |
Original answer text: |
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Comparable answer text: |
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Answering body ID: |
11 |
Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
Tweeted: |
true |