Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 31406

Kiribati: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's nuclear testing on the (a) medical, (b) public and (c) genetic health of the population in Kiribati.

Answer

Catherine West

The UK has arranged several assessments of the impacts of nuclear testing in the Pacific region and it has been the UK Government's position since 2008 that any remediation work required due to UK nuclear tests in Kiribati has been completed. There are no...

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