Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 July 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 July 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers (a) are eligible for and (b) have received the Iraq Campaign Medal. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers (a) are eligible for and (b) have received the Iraq Campaign Medal. [179022] Mr. Caplin: It is estimated that 70,000 Service and civilian personnel are eligible for the Iraq Medal. As at 9 July, the Army Medal Office had received 18,728 applications for the Iraq Medal from Army personnel. Of these, some 1,600 applications have been approved and the majority of those medals have been issued.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 179022; 424 c227W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Army Armed conflict Eligibility Iraq Recipients Medals Military decorations Iraq conflict
Contains statistics: Yes
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