Question follow-through · 112429
Military Decorations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the merits of issuing a National Defence Medal to military personnel to recognise their service to their country.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the merits of issuing a National Defence Medal to military personnel to recognise their service to their country.
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
This Government continues to hold those who serve, and who have served, in our Armed Forces, in the highest esteem. The question of whether a National Defence Medal should be introduced has previously been considered at length. The Committee on the Grant ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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