Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17506

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Tabled: 3 December 2024

Answered: 16 December 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the anticipated total cost of compensation for legal claims brought by Nuclear Test Veterans.

Answer

Al Carns

The claims from Nuclear Test Veterans are at the pre-action stage. It is for the Claimants’ legal representatives to formulate their case against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in court should they wish to proceed. The MOD is not able to estimate the value...

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