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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2011.


Armed Forces: Medals

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many medals have been awarded to explosive ordnance disposal personnel for gallantry (a) on overseas operations, and (b) in the United Kingdom, in the past three years.
Answer

The following table shows the number of medals awarded to explosive ordnance disposal personal for acts of gallantry:

Year Overseas operations UK operations
2009 6 0
2010 8 0
2011 to date 3 0

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8100; 726 c318WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Bomb disposal Medals
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk