§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to introduce an official award for national service; and if he will make a statement. [2140]
§ Mr. SpellarNational servicemen were eligible to receive the full range of campaign stars and medals available to the Armed Forces, subject to individual qualification.
Service between 1939 and 1945 was recognised by the 1939–45 Star, 1939–45 War Medal, the Defence Medal and the Campaign Stars for the various campaigns in which they served.
Similarly, servicemen called up between 1946 and 1963 were eligible for the various clasps to the General Service Medal for the operations in which they served for example, Palestine, Malaya or Cyprus, and those who served in Korea were also eligible for the campaign medal and the United Nations Service Medal Korea.
There are no plans to institute any additional awards for service during the above periods.
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