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1002284

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 15 October (HL10447 and HL10448), when the decision was made to rescind the written confirmation given in 1998 to retiring heads of service that they would be treated in exactly the same way as retired 5 star officers.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL11305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We have made no changes to the agreed five-star privileges accorded to the former Heads of Service.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/11/2018 16:11:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980178

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 and 11 July (HL8946 and HL9251), whether honorary 5 star officers who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals; and whether 4 star former heads of service who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were not issued with long service and good conduct medals.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10448 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980179

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 28 February (HL5695), whether Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were produced in error for all former heads of service not in regular service on 29 July 2014; and whether any such medals were produced for any other naval personnel in error.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10447 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

944689

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's announcement of 18 July 2018 on the new medal to recognise the fight against Daesh, if he publish the countries where UK personnel in receipt of the medal (a) are based and (b) have been based.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	166111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The initial awards of the Iraq and Syria Operational Service Medal were to personnel who were based in either Iraq or Cyprus. These personnel will have subsequently deployed on further operations, deployed again on Operation SHADER, or returned to their home base. Further eligible locations for award of the medal are currently under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 13:21:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

934674

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 July (HL8946 and HL8947), whether any current 5 star officers who were not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL9251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/07/2018 14:29:07 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

930946

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 June (HL8674), whether 5 star officers and retired Heads of Service who were listed on the active list but not in Regular Service after 29 July 2014 were not treated in the same fashion with regard to long service and good conduct medals.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Long Service and Good Conduct Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014, and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/07/2018 16:04:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

924195

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 13 June (HL8397), whether 5 star officers and retired Heads of Service were treated in the same fashion with regard to long service and good conduct medals.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were awarded to officers holding five-star rank and, for retired four-star Heads of Service, those who were in Regular Service after 29 July 2014.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/06/2018 15:55:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

917803

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 4 June (HL8094), whether long service and good conduct medals were (1) produced and issued to honorary 5 star officers, and (2) produced and not issued to retired Heads of Service.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 28 February 2018 to Question HL5695.</p><p>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-02-20/HL5695/</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/06/2018 15:25:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 28 February 2018 HL5695.docx title Military Decorations
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

885950

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis were gold and diamond jubilee medals struck and issued to past Heads of Service who were not honorary 5 stars.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals were made available to those who had held the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, single Service Chief and Commander Joint Forces Command.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/04/2018 16:07:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

882787

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to issue a National Defence Medal to all armed forces service personnel and veterans.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	135845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 December 2015 to Question 19127 to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2018 16:24:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20151214_19127_Veterans_Military_Decorations.docx title WQnA extract on Veterans Military Decorations
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson