Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Frank Cook (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS RECOGNITION

That this House calls to mind the 15,000 servicemen and women who so selflessly allowed themselves to be exposed to nuclear radiation and blast at the test sites in Australia and the South Pacific; acknowledges the awesome scale of their commitment to the Crown in that they did this willingly and knowingly; deplores the fact that many individuals engaged directly in these fearful duties have service record documents that omit or obfuscate such active involvement; but nevertheless urges the Prime Minister to initiate and institute a service award recognising specifically the readiness of these sterling individuals to place themselves in jeopardy not only in conflict but also in peace.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

659 

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing Veterans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk