HC Deb 03 April 2001 vol 366 c112W
Mr. Hilary Benn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the request for retrospective consideration of military decorations for servicemen in respect of action in Burma during the Second World War. [156736]

Dr. Moonie

The Interdepartmental Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals for the 1939–45 war decided in 1946 that no further awards would be given for wartime operations. It would not be appropriate to attempt to review events which happened more than 50 years ago with a view to altering contemporary decisions made by those closely involved at that time.