Written question asked by David Hinchliffe (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 1988. It was answered by Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) on Monday, 31 October 1988 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Written question

Question

To give level of competence & accuracy of devices used to detect radiation levels among British personnel serving in Pacific during 1950s & how effectiveness of such detection methods varied with regard to gamma, beta & alpha radiation particles.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

139 c527W;139 c523W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Radioactivity Screening Testing Pacific Ocean islands

Contains statistics

Yes