§ Q3. Dame Irene Wardasked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the desirability of amending the conditions for the award of the Victoria Cross, in the light of modern circumstances, in such a way as to make it possible for a posthumous award to be made to those qualified for the award in the course of secret activities in enemy occupied territories during the war, for which they could not be decorated at the time.
The Prime Minister: No. This would not in my view be a suitable amendment to the conditions of award and the George Cross was instituted in 1940.