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Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 May 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq Service Medal

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen have served in Iraq for the qualifying period for receiving the Iraq service medal; and how many such medals have been awarded to servicemen.
Answer

The information is not held in the format requested.However, as at 28 April 2006, 107,197 applications for the Iraq medal had been received from service personnel. Of these, 105,064 have been found eligible. 100,930 medals have been despatched and 4,134 are awaiting engraving and despatch.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68504; 446 c301W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Military decorations Iraq conflict
Link
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