§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many applications for medals or awards relating to service in World War II have been received by the Army Medal Office; what has been the number processed; and what was the number of applications pending processing on 31st December for each of the years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.
§ Mr. HayhoeAt 31 December 1979 the Army Medal Office had processed 2,002,496 out of a total of 2,019,644 applications for medals and awards for service in World War II. The number of applications pending processing was:
1974 3,586 1975 5,944 1976 9,842 1977 14,363 1978 14,508 1979 17,148