Seine-Nord Europe Canal: Construction

(asked on 2nd May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the potential impact of the construction of the Seine-Nord Europe canal on unrecovered British war dead.


Answered by
Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 10th May 2023

Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials are aware of this and are in regular contact with the stakeholders of the Seine Nord Canal project. Ministry of Defence will endeavour to ensure the remains of any UK personnel are identified in accordance with our usual process.

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