Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 November 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 26 November 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 5th November to the honourable Member for Coventry South, Official Report, column 26W, on the Suez campaign, what recent discussions he has had with ex-servicemen's organisations on the question of awarding a medal for service in the Canal Zone in the early 1950s.

Answer: Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 5 November 2001 to the hon. Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham), Official Report, column 26W, on the Suez campaign, what recent discussions he has had with ex-servicemen's organisations on the question of awarding a medal for service in the Canal Zone in the early 1950s. [17953] Dr. Moonie: The Ministry of Defence has not had any recent discussions with ex-servicemen's organisations about the retrospective institution of a new campaign medal to mark service in the Canal Zone during the early 1950s.

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