Missing Army Records And The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
EDM number 409 in 2000-01, proposed by Peter Robinson on 07/03/2001.
That this House notes the Ministry of Defence has admitted that essential documentation relating to the duties served by soldiers in the Ulster Defence Regiment between 1970 and 1975 has been destroyed; recognises that many soldiers have thereby been deprived of their entitlement to be awarded the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal; deplores the fact that cases exist where the Board set up to adjudicate on these awards has refused to accept as a substitute, for the 'MoD destroyed' records, signed statements from commanding officers confirming the number of duties served by soldiers then under their command; and believes that in all cases such evidence should be accepted and soldiers who, with courage and dedication, served the community should not be disadvantaged because of a bureaucratic error.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Robinson | 07/03/2001 | Belfast East | DUP | Proposed |
| Robert McCartney | 07/03/2001 | North Down | UKUP | Signed |
| William McCrea | 07/03/2001 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| William Thompson | 07/03/2001 | West Tyrone | UUP | Signed |
| Roy Beggs | 07/03/2001 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 07/03/2001 | Lagan Valley | UUP | Signed |
| Ian Paisley | 07/03/2001 | North Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 08/03/2001 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 08/03/2001 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| David Wilshire | 12/03/2001 | Spelthorne | Conservative | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 13/03/2001 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Donald Gorrie | 13/03/2001 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 13/03/2001 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Bottomley | 13/03/2001 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
| John D Taylor | 14/03/2001 | Strangford | UUP | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 15/03/2001 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 21/03/2001 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
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