Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 16 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 2006. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Thursday, 2 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Iraq Service Medal
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many personnel are eligible for the Iraq service medal; how many medals have been awarded to date; and what the average time taken has been to award the medal;
- Answer
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The information is not held in the format requested, however, as at 20 January 2006 there have been 99,839 applications for the Iraq medal received from armed forces personnel of which 97,006 have been awarded. The current average waiting time from application to issue is three months.As at 20 January 2006 there have been 933 applications for the Iraq medal received from non-military personnel all of which have been awarded.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 43419; 442 c705W;442 c705W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Armed forces Iraq Peacekeeping operations Medals Military decorations General Service Medal
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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