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Commons · Question 99646 · Tabled 12 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review medal eligibility criteria for armed forces personnel injured in acts of terrorism while serving in the UK but not on operational deployment.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 22 Dec 2025

All UK medallic recognition is at the behest the monarch. He is advised by a Cabinet Office led system of committees that consider the merits of individual endeavour in various fields. I am aware of calls for a specific acknowledgement for Service personn...