Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the total number of Platinum Jubilee Medals to be awarded.

DCMS does not hold this information. Individual Departments, the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies are responsible for making eligibility decisions regarding the award of the Medal to their staff and other organisations that fall under their sponsorship. Medals are ordered directly from the Ministry of Defence Medal Office and the process of determining the eligibility of individuals is still being undertaken by government Departments, Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies. The Ministry of Defence will be able to confirm the overall numbers of medals provided to departments and cost details once the initial distribution of Medals is complete.