Written question asked by Emma Lewell (Labour) on Friday, 4 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Calvin Bailey (Labour) on Friday, 11 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.

Answer: The Ministry of Defence wrote to the hon. Lady in March explaining the challenges associated with locating, accessing and searching TTCP information held in a variety of archives, both electronic and paper. Since sending that letter, the department has identified and examined a number of TTCP files to determine whether they are in scope of her enquiry. A review of these documents has found no mention of data pertaining to experiments on British Servicemen. Work is ongoing to identify and review other TTCP records for anything within scope. These activities are separate from efforts which were previously the subject of a Written Ministerial Statement, titled 'Nuclear Test Veterans Report', released in July.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27244
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Disclosure of information Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Testing Veterans
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk