Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 84904
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to compensate British servicemen who took part in sampling missions through Soviet mushroom clouds in 1961 and 1962.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesThis Government has no current plans to develop a specific compensation scheme for Nuclear Test Veterans or their families, including those who took part in sampling missions through Soviet mushroom clouds in 1961 and 1962. Service personnel and Veterans ...
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