Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 June 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 June 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission a Gibraltar service medal to commemorate the 300 years of British Gibraltar, to be given to armed forces personnel who have served in Gibraltar.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission a Gibraltar service medal to commemorate the 300 years of British Gibraltar, to be given to armed forces personnel who have served in Gibraltar. [179555] Mr. Ingram: It is not the practice in this country to institute commemorative medals other to recognise The Sovereign's Coronation and Jubilees. The Government acknowledges the forthcoming 300th anniversary of the capture of Gibraltar by British forces in 1704, but there are no plans to mark the occasion with the institution of a medal.

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