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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Military Decorations more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will award the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal retrospectively to retired members of the armed forces who served for 15 years or more. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Tyler more like this
uin HL2629 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-18more like thismore than 2014-11-18
answer text <p>Although work continues to determine how to implement the recommendations of Sir John Holmes' independent Military Medals Review, it has already been decided that the Long Service and Good Conduct medal will not be awarded retrospectively to retired officers. A significant factor in this decision is the difficulty which would be encountered in gaining access to the records of all those who have left the Armed Forces when considering eligibility.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-18T17:39:04.107Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-18T17:39:04.107Z
answering member
3428
label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever remove filter
tabling member
225
label Biography information for Lord Tyler remove filter