§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked the Home Secretary when the police in the county of Essex are likely to get the Coronation medals which have been awarded to them; if he can state the cause of delay in the distribution of the medals, seeing that all other public officials who are entitled to medals have received them, including the troops and Territorials; and whether he will say if the medals in question have yet been minted or if orders to the Mint for their production have been given by the Home Office?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe police Coronation medals for the county and borough police have been ordered and the dies are in course of preparation. I understand that the Metropolitan Police medals will be ready next month, and that the county and borough medals will follow early next year. There has been no undue delay. The distribution lists had to be settled before the medals could be ordered, and this has involved much correspondence with the police forces.