§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Suez Canal Zone medals will have been issued in time for this year's Remembrance Day services; how many applications have been made for the medal; when he expects that all will have been issued; and if he will make a statement. [135412]
§ Mr. CaplinI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 November 2003,Official Report, column 417W, to my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Ms Moffatt).
It is not possible to estimate when all the medals will have been issued because this will depend entirely on when veterans and their families decide to apply.