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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 February 2022. It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 February 2022 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether individuals volunteering as part of the UK vaccination effort will be eligible for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Answer

To qualify for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients must be in an eligible public sector role in a frontline emergency service. This does not include volunteers in the Samaritans. Equally, volunteers in the UK vaccination effort are not eligible for the Medal.

The Government does however recognise the extraordinary contributions made by people across communities in response to the pandemic, and notes the outstanding work of Samaritans’ volunteers.

The Prime Minister has announced that the government will establish a UK Commission on COVID Commemoration to consider the appropriate way to remember those who have lost their lives and to recognise those involved in the unprecedented response across all critical sectors. The Government will set out the Commission membership and terms of reference in due course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120638
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Medals Vaccination Royal National Lifeboat Institution Coronavirus
Link
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