Written question asked by Bob Clay (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 February 1990. It was answered by Baroness Shephard of Northwold (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 February 1990 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

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Untitled Written question

Question

How many ex-servicemen & widows of ex-servicemen are receiving benefits arising from their suffering from leukaemia or myeloma which is deemed to be attributable to, or aggravated by, service in British nuclear test programme.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

168 c148W

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Cancer Pensions Nuclear weapons Social security benefits Testing War pensions War widow(er)s Widowed people Veterans

Contains statistics

Yes