Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Commons · Question 1875 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 6 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Medal to include UK service personnel who took part in (a) Operation Bagpipes in 1954 and (b) all ot
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 6 Sep 2024
The Nuclear Test Medal was designed to recognise the unique contribution of those personnel who served at the locations in Australia and the Pacific where the UK Atmospheric Nuclear Test Programme, including clear-up operations, took place between 1952 an...