To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of people eligible for veterans badges who are resident in the Scottish Borders area; and how many badges have been issued to such residents. (223266)

[holding answer 9 September 2008]: We have not made any estimate of the number of people eligible for veterans badges resident in the Scottish borders.

The information requested is not held in the format that identifies how many veterans badges have been issued in the Scottish borders area and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.