Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to commemorate armed forces personnel who served during the Suez Canal crisis.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) traditionally supports significant commemorative anniversaries, as it did on Sunday 6 November 2016 when the MOD and The Royal British Legion hosted an event at the National Memorial Arboretum, home of the Suez Canal Zone Memorial, to commemorate 60 years since the ceasefire was announced in Egypt. The MOD also continues to offer military support throughout the intervening years and will be offering its support to the National Memorial Arboretum in the event the Suez Veterans Association wish to mark the occasion of the 62nd anniversary at the site of the Suez Canal Zone Memorial.