§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects UK veterans of the Suez Canal Zone military operations in the 1950s to receive their campaign medals. [128315]
§ Mr. CaplinThe Ministry of Defence will start issuing medals to eligible veterans as soon as The Queen has seen and agreed the detailed qualifying criteria for the medal. The criteria are currently under consideration by the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals.