Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Commons · Question 15649 · Tabled 22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a specified financial compensation scheme for (a) nuclear test veterans present during the nuclear testing programme from 1952 to 1967 and (b) their families
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 Nov 2024
The Ministry of Defence has no current plans to develop a specific compensation scheme for either Nuclear Test Veterans or their families. Those who participated in the nuclear test programme and feel they were negatively impacted are able to apply to the...