Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 1875

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Tabled: 25 July 2024

Answered: 6 September 2024

Named Day

Question

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

Al Carns

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...

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