Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Veterans: Military Decorations
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2015 to Question 10743, how many applications from Normandy veterans for the Legion d'Honneur are not yet processed by his Department.
- Answer
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In order to help the French authorities we have jointly developed improved administrative procedures, whereby the UK is submitting Legion d'Honneur applications to the French in a steady flow in approximately the order they were received by the Ministry of Defence.
Some 2,900 applications have been sent to the French Embassy since the new system began in July last year; we have approximately 1,750 cases still to be submitted and the Department continues to receive new applications on a weekly basis. Cases are given priority on the grounds of ill-health or extreme age.
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- 2015-16
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- France Military decorations World War II Veterans
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