§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current delay between application for, and award of, 1939 to 1945 war medals.
§ Mr. FreemanThe celebration of world war 2 anniversaries in 1984 and 1985 resulted in greatly increased public interest in claiming world war 2 campaign medals. Currently the period between application and award of medals normally varies between 12 and 16 months.