Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 120745

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers were first made aware of documents (a) confirming abnormal levels of radiation in fish near UK atomic test sites in the Pacific and (b) advising that their contents are incompatible with official s

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

I was first made aware of the unfinished draft document relating to historic nuclear testing at Christmas Island in December 2025. Following the release of the draft document by AWE, I wrote to interested MPs and LABRATS advising them of its release and e...

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