May I draw your attention to the new post on the NMBVA website - 'MP backing veterans in medal fight'......The times they are a changing !

Redcapfred wrote:

May I draw your attention to the new post on the NMBVA website - 'MP backing veterans in medal fight'......The times they are a changing !

The post is from the Daily Express (North Eastern Edition) 28/7/07. Can someone from that area scan the article because I believe Ian Pearson (MP for Dudley) and former Junior minister for Foreign Minister Jack Straw who issued the Ministertial Statement on 31 January 2006) has made a statement in the article.

Unfortunately articles from the Express cannot be found on goggle.

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Last edited by StanW on Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:26 am; edited 1 time in total

StanW wrote:

So here it is:

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3943/eswa1.jpg

StanW

(Sorry barry, getting blocked by Upload9.postimage.org - can't post there tonight!)

Champion Stan, To see Ian Pearson contadicting this ministerial statement is excellent news:

'Minister for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs, Mr Ian Pearson made a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons as follows:

Written Ministerial Statement
31 January 2006 http://www.veterans-uk.info/medals/pingat.html

Dear Mr Don Touhig MP Touhigd@parliament.uk

Many thanks to your good self for your question to the Prime Minister to gain support for the veterans “WEARING THE PINGAT JASA MALAYSIA.”


Now Mr Ian Pearson has come out in support of the veterans as well

“MP backing veterans in medal fight.”

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3943/eswa1.jpg

Maybe by remembrance day the veterans will be officially allowed to wear the PJM medal on parade to remember all those who did not return from the Malaya Borneo campaigns.

yours sincerely

Malaya Borneo Veteran
Name & address supplied