asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty when the ribbon of the War Medal 1939–45 will be issued to personnel who served for the quaifying period but who were discharged from the Royal Navy before the institution of the medal.

The ribbon of the War Medal 1939–45 is issued on request to those who have qualified for it, irrespective of whether or not they have been discharged from the Royal Navy. Those who have left the Service should apply in the first instance to the Director of Navy Accounts (D.N.A., 3B Medals), Admiralty, Bath.