Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Gibson (Labour), on Thursday, 17 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 59 members in total.

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NUCLEAR TESTS AND HEALTH

That this House congratulates the Sunday Mirror's investigation exposing the suffering of families of military personnel involved in British atomic weapons testing 50 years ago; notes that this indicates the effects of radiation have been passed onto third and fourth generation descendants of the original victims; that leukemia rates among grandchildren are six times above national average; that still births and miscarriage are abnormally high; that the incidence of Downs Syndrome among victims' relatives is seven times the national average; that earlier studies failed to examine fully the effects on later generations and that in Opposition leading members of the Government called for automatic compensation for the victims of British nuclear tests; and calls on the Government, as a matter or urgency, to set up an independent judicial inquiry.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1775 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Compensation Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing Veterans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk