| Heading: |
South Atlantic Medal Association |
| Question ID: |
1746665 |
| UIN: |
17525 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4008 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dame Caroline Dinenage
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| Asking Member handle: |
cj_dinenage
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@cj_dinenage
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to financially support the South Atlantic Medal Association. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5235 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Al Carns
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Answer text: |
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no plans to provide financial support to the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982 (SAMA’82). However, veterans who have been awarded the South Atlantic Medal are entitled to concessionary travel to the Falkland Islands v... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |