Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2006, Official Report, column 20, on Iraq service medal, what the nature is of the qualifications required for contractors to be awarded the Iraq service medal; what the procedure is for awarding the medal; how many further such awards are under review; and if he will list the companies involved. [68693]
Mr. Watson: Ministry of Defence Contractors on Deployed Operations (CONDO) in Iraq are eligible to receive the Ministry of Defence Iraq Medal, provided they meet the stipulated eligibility criteria. Sub-contractors, sub-contractors employed by CONDOs, not directly under contract by the MOD, are ineligible for the award of the MOD Iraq Medal. A list of companies who are MOD CONDOs is set out as follows:
Ably Resource Solutions
AEI AES Aldershot Legal Services Alenia Marconi Systems Alvis Vickers AMS Systems Anteon UK Ltd. Babcock Naval Services
BAE Integrated System Technologies
Barrett Europe Ltd.
Circuit Electric AS Corinth Healthcare Services Ltd. EDS Fernau Avionics Ltd. Frontier Medical Services Fujitsu Services Ltd. G3 Systems Ltd.
General Dynamics UK Ltd. Goodrich
Harris Systems Ltd. Jones and Attwood Ltd. Kellogg Brown and Root Kudos (UK) Ltd L3 Communications Life Fitness
Lightfoot Refrigeration Company
Lockheed Martin MAN B&W; Diesel Paxman Marshall SV McAlpine Business Services Ltd. Midland Medical Services Midway Road Tanker Services MSV
Nowledgepool Orient Freight Group & Willie Betz Transport Paradigm Services Ltd. Park Air Ltd.
PSP Safety Products Ltd.
Quench Rima Alco
ROFI Industries Ltd. Rolls-Royce Royal Surrey Health Trust Seabulk Offshore
Seafast Logistics Serco SFS/3663 (MOD Prime Food Contractor) SSVC STN Atlas Electronik Supreme Food Service Swire Pacific Offshore Titan Airways
TSC Thales Communications Thales Optronics Ltd. Turner Facilities Management Vosper Thornycroft Wiess Applications from CONDO personnel are verified against the eligibility criteria by the Ministry of Defence Permanent Joint Headquarters before being sent to the Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency, Ministry of Defence Medal Office, for the medal to be despatched to the recipient. At the end of June 2005, the Prime Minister announced that the Queen had agreed a special medal to recognise service by UK civilians in Iraq. The eligibility criteria for this second Iraq medal is currently being considered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and will be announced in due course. | 
