Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Gibson (Labour), on Tuesday, 15 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 92 members in total.

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NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS

That this House applauds the work New Zealand Nuclear Test Veterans Study - a cytogenetic analysis conducted by Dr Al Rowland of the Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, New Zealand, into the effects of nuclear weapons tests on navy veterans; recognises that the results of this research clearly demonstrate that those exposed to nuclear radiation in Operation Grapple suffered, without their prior knowledge, exposure to dangerously high levels of radiation that has resulted in long-term genetic damage; and urges the Government to carry out similar tests to ensure that British personnel involved in Operation Grapple can see whether they have suffered similar DNA damage to their counterparts from New Zealand.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1471 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Alan Meale

Frank Cook

John Cummings

Andrew George

Rudi Vis

Subjects

Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing Veterans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk