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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 January 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 January 2015. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 January 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Decorations

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to issue an operational medal for service in Operation Kipion.

Answer

There are no plans to issue an operational medal for Operation Kipion. All operational activity undertaken by UK personnel is subject to regular review by Commander Joint Operations in the Permanent Joint Headquarters. Amongst other things, this routine review considers whether deployments might warrant medallic recognition.

Operation Kipion has been kept under review, but it has been consistently assessed that, whilst conditions are challenging, personnel are not exposed to levels of risk and rigour that are in excess of what Service personnel might reasonably be expected to face on operational service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4146
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Military decorations
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk