Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 16 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

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INQUEST VERDICT ON PORTON DOWN VICTIM

That this House welcomes the verdict of the Wiltshire Coroner that Ronald Maddison's death, caused by exposure to chemical warfare tests at the Porton Down Government research establishment in 1953, was unlawful; urges the Secretary of State for Defence to examine the cases of other victims of these tests, including those from Cornwall and Devon, with a view to accepting claims for compensation from them and their families; calls for the release of all the evidence presented to the original secret inquest in 1953; and demands an early statement from the Secretary of State on the implications of this verdict for future Government policy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1933 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Compensation Death Human experiments Chemical Defence Establishment Maddison, Ronald

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk