Skip to main content

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
(2) how many non-military personnel are eligible for the Iraq service medal; and how many have been awarded.
Answer

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
43455; 442 c705W;442 c705W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Armed forces Iraq Peacekeeping operations Medals Military decorations General Service Medal
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk