MEDALS FOR SUEZ

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That this House notes that this year will see the 50th anniversary of the start of the emergency in the Suez Canal zone; recognises that though 54 servicemen were killed in the emergency by enemy action and over 300 died through terrorism, accident and disease, no medal has been issued to honour veterans; and calls upon the Ministry of Defence formally to review the request of veterans from the emergency to receive either a Suez Campaign Medal or the General Service Medal 1918 to 1962 with its own Suez Emergency clasp, in recognition of those who served and died for their country.