Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 20 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on his review of the records of nuclear test veterans.
- Answer
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The records exercise is nearing completion, and I shall update the House in due course. In parallel, as part of wider work, over 19,300 historic nuclear testing records are now publicly accessible having been transferred to the National Archives from the Merlin database.
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- 2024-26
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- Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing Veterans
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