{"value":{"id":1694837,"memberId":4441,"member":null,"memberRole":"Deputy Prime Minister","uin":"HCWS323","dateMade":"2024-03-11T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":53,"answeringBodyName":"Cabinet Office","title":"The Elizabeth Emblem","text":"<p>I have today laid in Parliament a paper setting out the details of ‘The Elizabeth Emblem’, a new award to honour those who have died in the course of public service.</p><p>The recognition will be in the form of an emblem for the next of kin to wear at their discretion, with a memorial scroll and miniature included. The Elizabeth Emblem is silver in colour and in the form of an oval. The obverse of the emblem shall bear the inscription “For A Life Given In Service” surrounded by a rosemary wreath, as a symbol of remembrance, and a Tudor Crown. The reverse of the emblem shall be inscribed upon with the name of the person for whom it is in memoriam.</p><p>We owe a great debt to those who give their lives in public service. Their next of kin will now be eligible to receive this recognition as a mark of the nation’s gratitude in the form of The Elizabeth Emblem.</p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":2,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1694842,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2024-03-11T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1694837","method":"GET"}]}