Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 October 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 29 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Medals

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future location of the office issuing medals to members of the Army; what assessment he has made of the impact of any future move of the office on (a) staff and (b) the effectiveness of the issuing process; and what further costs will be incurred in any such move.

Answer: I have yet to receive the Business Case in support of the recent Study into the future accommodation requirements of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency.However, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that when I come to look at its recommendations, I will of course take into consideration the impact of any decision made to the services delivered by the Ministry of Defence Medal Office.I will inform Parliament once a decision has been made.

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