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Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Military Medals Review (20 May 2013)

Aidan Burley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) when the next stage of Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review will be completed; and if he will make a statement; (2) what timescale has been set for the completion of Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review into the National Defence Medal.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Medals (27 March 2013)

Baroness Warsi: I am very pleased that my right honourable friend the Prime Minister was able to announce a British medal for Arctic Convoy veterans in December last year and indeed presented the first medals on 19 March. The position regarding the acceptance of the Ushakov Medal has not changed. The original decision not to give permission for the Ushakov Medal to be accepted was made in accordance with...

[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Munitions Workers (26 March 2013)

Robert Flello: ...me for trying to push for a spending commitment, but we are talking about a few thousand pounds. The fundraising push for the permanent memorial seeks to raise £100,000, and the cost of providing a medal or a badge to the surviving munitions workers is probably half that amount. The Chancellor will probably not lose too many nights’ sleep over £50,000, and any help and...

Afghanistan — Motion to Take Note (14 March 2013)

Lord Triesman: ...appreciation for other Members of your Lordships' House for the work that they have done as well. Irrespective of agreement or nuances of disagreement that may emerge today, the opportunity for a review at this moment is very welcome. Sometimes detailed discussion and analysis on Afghanistan seem to vanish from the agenda altogether. I think that, given our national commitment to resolving...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: National Commonwealth Military Day (12 March 2013)

Graham Evans: ...these alternative historical viewpoints and to take the time to reposition an understanding of how modern Britain has come to take the shape it has. Thirdly, I would like the Ministry of Defence to review cases where heroism has been overlooked in a manner not befitting the contributions made. To demonstrate the importance of this issue, I shall draw the House’s attention to examples...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Arctic Star and Bomber Command Clasp (26 February 2013)

Mark Francois: I am pleased to be able to provide further details of the new Arctic Star and Bomber Command clasp to the House today. This follows Sir John Holmes’ independent medal review and the announcement by the Prime Minister, on 19 December 2012, that these awards should be made in recognition of the great bravery of those who contributed to two very significant campaigns of world war two....

Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Sport: Grass-root and Elite Sports Facilities (25 February 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Carál Ní Chuilín: ...made very relevant points. From the outset, as we are on the subject of athletes from here competing in major international tournaments, I would like to take this opportunity again to congratulate Marty Irvine, who won gold and silver medals last week at the World Track Championships in Belarus.  I will also take the opportunity to recognise the Alpine skiers Ryan Hill, Rosalind...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Medals (23 January 2013)

Baroness Garden of Frognal: The Prime Minister's announcement on 19 December 2012 concerning the award of a new medal to the veterans of the Arctic convoys resulted from the review that he had asked Sir John Holmes to undertake on the rules and principles applying to the award of military medals. Most of the Arctic convoy veterans already hold the Atlantic Star but Sir John concluded that the Arctic convoys were...

Disability Services: Motion to Take Note (10 January 2013)

Baroness Stowell of Beeston: ...well as in ways that are important to all disabled people: providing them their right to live independently, and to have greater opportunities to work. On that point in particular, in the spending review we have protected the annual budget of £320 million for specialist disability employment programmes. These programmes focus on removing barriers to work and supporting those with...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: World War II: Military Decorations (8 January 2013)

Mark Simmonds: ...of foreign awards state that permission will not be given for UK citizens to accept a foreign award if they have received, or are expected to receive, a UK award for the same services (double medalling). The double medalling rule was a factor in the original decision not to give permission for the Ushakov medal to be accepted because service on the Arctic Convoys was included in the...

Written Answers — Defence: World War II: Military Decorations (7 January 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Caroline Dinenage: ...answer given to the hon. Member for York Central of 22 October 2012, Official Report, column 609W, on Arctic Convoy veterans, when his Department plans to announce the outcome of Sir John Holmes' review on military medals, with regard to the Arctic Convoy veterans.

Health: General Matters (20 December 2012)

Tom Brake: ...he will understand that time constraints prevent me from doing so. I thank the hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) for giving me notice of the issue that she wanted to raise about judicial reviews. She said that they come thick and fast. Indeed, the Government have found that since 1974 the number of them has risen from 160 to 11,000 last year, so they are coming thicker and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (19 December 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Oliver Colvile: I thank my right hon. Friend for wishing a merry Christmas to our servicemen and women on deployment and to their families. Will he tell us what progress Sir John Holmes has made in his review of medals, especially for those who served on the Arctic convoys with bravery and endeavour?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Service (18 December 2012)

Sadiq Khan: ...cannot be many times when I have said that—and the Minister who commended the probation service for its fantastic work, which was recognised last year by the British Quality Foundation gold medal for excellence. Can the Minister confirm that the much delayed probation review will not be announced this week, as mentioned by the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Mr Llwyd), and...

European Union: Recent Developments — Motion to Take Note (17 December 2012)

Lord Grenfell: ...a close interest in Croatia since, as chairman of Sub-committee A of the European Union Select Committee at the time, I took members of the committee to three western Balkan countries in 2002 to review the effectiveness of EU economic aid in that region. That was seven years after the terrible war in the former Yugoslavia had finally been brought to an end, but the damage done was still...

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Military Medals Review (10 December 2012)

David Burrowes: To ask the Prime Minister when he plans to announce the outcome of Sir John Holmes review on military medals with regard to (a) the arctic convoys, (b) other previous campaigns and (c) future Government policy on military medals;

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: World War II: Military Decorations (29 November 2012)

Mark Simmonds: Sir John Holmes was invited to undertake further work to implement the recommendations set out in his Military Medals Review published on 17 July 2012. The first phase of the further work has now been completed, covering a number of campaign medals, and this has been submitted for consideration. Further reviews will continue, one of which will be a fresh look at the policy on the acceptance...

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Military Medals Review (29 November 2012)

Stephen Doughty: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office by what date he expects the second stage of the Military Medal Review, led by Sir John Holmes, to report.

Written Answers — Defence: Military Medals Review (27 November 2012)

Jason McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to the findings of the first phase of the Sir John Holmes Medal Review into the National Defence Medal.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Atomic Test Veterans (26 November 2012)

Lord Astor of Hever: .... In handing down judgment, all seven justices recognised that the veterans would face great difficulty proving a causal link between illnesses suffered and attendance at the tests. An independent review of the rules governing the award of military medals is being conducted by Sir John Holmes. Sir John's interim report was published in July and found the overall approach of the rules and...