Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Commons · Question 73464 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of involvement in UK nuclear weapons testing programmes between 1952 and 1991 on the long-term health of veterans.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 18 Sep 2025
This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...