§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what account he took, in reaching decisions about Suez Canal Zone medals, of Cabinet minute CAB 128 (1951) in the Public Record Office for 29 November 1951. [92041]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Minute in question had no bearing on my decision on the claim for a campaign award for operations in the Canal Zone of Egypt in the period 1951–54. It relates solely to the implications of a declaration of Active Service for the control of civilian labour. The matter of Active Service is not the deciding factor as to whether or not any such campaign award is made.