Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Monday, 19 February 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 March 2024. It was answered by Earl of Minto (Conservative) on Monday, 4 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government on what date they requested access to the 150 documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment concerning blood tests taken from British troops during radiation experiments; how many of the files requested were provided; and how many were withheld.
- Answer
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The Minister for Defence People and Families (the Rt Hon Dr Andrrew Murrison) asked officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to review the 150 documents to enable his review of that information shortly before the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records on 28 November 2023.
The Minister will personally assess all 150 documents when he visits AWE shortly and will consider their release into the public domain.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL2591
- Session
- 2023-24
- Related items
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- AWE Blood Nuclear weapons Radiation exposure Medical records Testing Veterans
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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