Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will assist in the awarding of a posthumous medal for the bravery shown by William McMullen in 1945.

I pay tribute to the bravery of Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer William McMullen in ensuring that his aircraft did not crash onto a built-up area; and to all others who sacrificed themselves in similar circumstances.

However, no matter what the circumstances it is considered that those who had full access to the facts of the case contemporaneously were best placed to make judgements regarding medallic recognition.