§ Mr. SALTERasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the medal issued to commemorate His Majesty's Coronation was awarded to the members of Colonial and Home Cadet Corps present in London at the Coronation ceremonies; whether any distinction was made, in distributing the medals, between Colonial and Home Cadets; and, if so, whether he will state the grounds for making the distinction?
§ Colonel SEELYThe medal was awarded as stated in the first part of the question. It is understood that the issue to Colonial corps was carried out with reference to considerations which were not held to apply to Home units.