Written question asked by David Hinchliffe (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 December 1988. It was answered by Timothy Sainsbury (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 December 1988 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Untitled Written question

Question

Whether on date of test for Grapple Y, Mr Andrew Dickson of Wakefield was among British personnel who were moved nearer to the test site on how many occasions similar such movements occurred & how many personnel were involved; how checks were made to ascertain that service personnel were at a safe location; where Mr Dickson service No 22999369 serving with 12th Independent Field Sqdn, Royal Engineers was located on date & time of test on 28 April 1958; what are implications for MODs ability to assure ex-service men on Christmas Island in 1958 that they did not receive a dose of radiation of its inability to ascertain where each individual was at time of a particular detonation. - Includes ref to 139 c529W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

144 c375-6W;144 c370-1W

Session

1988-89

Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Nuclear weapons Radioactivity Christmas Island Veterans