Gosport MP continues medal fight
GOSPORT MP Caroline Dinenage will keep up the pressure to secure medals for veterans of the Arctic Convoys in Parliament today.
During Monday’s Defence Questions she will call on the Secretary of State for an update on the new review into an Arctic Convoy medal.
She will ask what progress has been made by the independent review.
More than 3,000 sailors died in sub-zero conditions to keep Russia supplied and fighting in the war. Successive British governments have ignored the plea from survivors for proper recognition.
Ms Dinenage’s question follows the Prime Minister’s support for the formation of an independent review in December 2011, after the 16-month inquiry by the Ministry of Defence was abandoned.
Speaking before her question, she said: ‘We cannot let the pressure drop in this campaign to secure a medal for the heroic men of the Arctic Convoys.
‘It remains the only major sea campaign of the Second World War not to have been granted a specific medal despite the unimaginably dangerous and freezing conditions the veterans endured.
‘I want to know whether the government has acted with the necessary urgency in forming this independent review.’
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BrockhurstVoice
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 05:00 PM@5 i am not a tory or an independant to. Good try though. when I put the coment up it was number 3, so there must be a delay. You can think that youve got a six sense but the only coments you no are going to be on the blogs are ffrom your other psuedonyms.
Alverman
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:41 PMIt is important that service to our country is recognised and I applaud Caroline for keeping the pressure on.
MrOliver
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 08:29 PMIt would be good if Mr Cameron approved the Medal while the last of the Arctic Convoy veterans are still alive to receive it. Not much to ask for all their sacrifices is it. Keep fighting Caroline and please don't be fobbed-off by your own Conservative Ministers.
MrOliver
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 08:27 PMHa! I can even predict what Tory BrockhurstVoice is going to say and answer before it's said. See my comment @ 3 posted two minutes before the typically stupid comment from BrockhurstVoice. Why can't Prime Minister David Cameron, a Conservative I believe, and the Defence Minister, another Conservative, explain to our Conservative MP their failure to get on and award our brave heroes this medal?
BrockhurstVoice
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 08:26 PMIt is good to see our MP Caroline campaigning for this but as MrOlivers Libell dem Party have been in Government for almost two years now why haven't they agreed to award an Arctic Convoy medal yet?
MrOliver
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 08:24 PMA typically stupid comment from BrockhurstVoice. Why can't the Conservative MP and Conservative Defence Minister explain to our Conservative MP their failure to get on and award our brave heroes this medal?
liverpoolboy
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 07:47 PMGood PR ? Only asking:0)
MrOliver
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 10:04 AMIt is good to see our MP Caroline campaigning for this but as her Conservative Party have been in Government for almost two years now why haven't they agreed to award an Arctic Convoy medal yet?
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