Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 5866

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to estimate the (a) cost of and (b) number of claimants in the legal action launched by nuclear veterans in March 2024.

Answer

Al Carns
To date, claims have been received from five individuals, identified by their solicitors as the representative claimants. The claimants’ solicitors have indicated that there is a wider pool of claimants including family members that are alleged to have be...
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