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Veterans: Radiation Exposure |
| Question ID: |
1802146 |
| UIN: |
HL7372 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4282 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide compensation to veterans, and where appropriate their descendants, for injuries or illnesses caused by radiation exposure from nuclear tests (1) in the UK, or (2) authorised by the UK. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-05 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
360 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Coaker
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| Answering Member handle: |
Vernon_Coaker
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Vernon_Coaker
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| Answer text: |
This Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their Service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK’s security.Around 22,000 Nuclear Test Veterans were considered in an analys... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |