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date	20/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 250007 on France: Military Decorations, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the Second World War are waiting to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department; whether he expects those individuals to receive their honours on or before 6 June 2019; and if he will publish a breakdown of those individuals by their (a) age and (b) current place of residence.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	256308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>There are currently 71 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities, with a further 17 currently with the Ministry of Defence. It is not possible to estimate how many recipients will receive their award by 6 June 2019, as the French authorities are responsible for the distribution of their medal. However, priority is given to those particularly elderly or in poor health.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/06/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1124285

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2019 to Question 234103 on France: Military Decorations, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the second world war are waiting (a) to have their applications to receive the French Legion d'Honneur processed by his Department and (b) to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	250007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has seven applications for the Legion d'Honneur. There are currently 71 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/05/2019 13:38:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091252

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the second world war are waiting (a) to have their applications to receive the French Legion d'Honneur processed by his Department and (b) to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has seven applications for the Legion d'Honneur that will be sent to the French authorities shortly. There are 14 Legion d'Honneur cases for which we are seeking clarification from the applicants. There are currently 68 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/03/2019 12:10:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry