| Heading: |
Royal Observer Corps |
| Question ID: |
1797293 |
| UIN: |
48162 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4612 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jamie Stone
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| Asking Member handle: |
Jamie4North
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Jamie4North
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of recognising the Royal Observation Corps as having served as a (a) regular and (b) reserve for the armed forces. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-06 |
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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 handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Answer text: |
The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was formed by a Royal Warrant on 21 May 1947; this Warrant was re-issued by Her Late Majesty The Queen several times, most recently in July 1966. The Warrant laid down that, while the Defence Council would be responsible for... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |