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What quantities of foodstuffs were buried by the NAAFI following nuclear tests on Christmas Island in the 1950s.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c375W;144 c370W
House
House of Commons

If any plutonium originating in UK electricity board Magnox reactors has ever been used in a nuclear test explosion. - No.

Asked by
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c383W;144 c377W
House
House of Commons

What role Fanning Island had during British nuclear tests in the Pacific during the 1950s.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c375W;144 c370W
House
House of Commons

If following publication of NRPB report into incidence of cancers in British nuclear test veterans action will be taken to investigate test veterans' claims of genetic effects & inherited deformity. - Includes ref to 138 c228-30W.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c373W;144 c367W
House
House of Commons

If cost of testing of eggs for traces of salmonella will be borne by egg producing industry. (Holding answer 21 Dec 1988).

Asked by
Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c443W;144 c438-9W
House
House of Commons

How mortality amongst British nuclear test veterans is identified from general mortality, who has overall responsibility for this investigative procedure & how the records are collated & what was annual level of mortality amongst British military personnel serving on Christmas Island during British nuclear tests undertaken in 1950s & 1960s...

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c376-7W;144 c371W
House
House of Commons

If coconuts, posted home by British military personnel serving on Christmas Island during the 1950s & 1960s were checked for radioactive contamination on Christmas Island & on arrival in Britain.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c374-5W;144 c369W
House
House of Commons

How many British military personnel received war pensions following active service on Christmas Island during British nuclear tests there in the 1950s & 1960s. - Disproportionate cost.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c374W;144 c369W
House
House of Commons

What precautions were taken to monitor indigenous edible vegetation & other foodstuffs for radioactivity during British nuclear tests on Christmas Island during the 1950s & 1960s. - Includes ref to 140 c32-3W.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c375W;144 c369W
House
House of Commons

To release information relating to decontamination undertaken to vessels & cargo of special squadron as part of Operation Hurricane operating under Rear Admiral Torlesse in 1952 & give level & nature of this contamination & how many personnel were on board HMS Tracker at time it entered contaminated waters waters;...

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c373W;144 c367-8W
House
House of Commons

What was national origin of construction vehicles which were buried & abandoned on Christmas Island after British nuclear tests there.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c375W;144 c370W
House
House of Commons

If water from desalination plants on Christmas Island during British nuclear tests in the 1950s & 1960s used by British or other personnel on the island as a source of drinking water was monitored for radioactivity. - Ref to 140 c31-2W.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c375W;144 c369-70W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Hesketh (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
502 c1458
House
House of Lords
If the composition of General Optical Council will reflect rights & needs of consumer following deregulation of the supply of reading spectacles by the Health & Medicines Act 1988. 1st Supplementary on GOC blocking new technology of autorefractors to protect interest of its members.
Asked by
Lord Rugby (Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
502 c1458
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Hesketh (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
502 c1458
House
House of Lords

Why members of 12th Independent Field Sqdn Royal Engineers previously serving on Christmas Island during British nuclear tests were later involved in a series of experiments conducted at Porton Down & what was nature of these experiments.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c376W;144 c371W
House
House of Commons

To release information as to how safe distances were calculated when positioning British military personnel during British nuclear tests in the Pacific in the 1950s; the information which led to calculation of safe distances beyond which the wearing of film badges was deemed unnecessary for the Grapple Y test in...

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c377W;144 c371-2W
House
House of Commons

What are implications of the absence of information on No of film badges issued during British nuclear tests in the Pacific for the accuracy of estimated contamination levels for British military personnel serving in the Pacific during the tests.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c374W;144 c369W
House
House of Commons

What proportion of the film badges issued to British personnel were given to military personnel during British nuclear tests in the Pacific during the 1950s. - Includes ref to 139 c529W.

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c374W;144 c368-9W
House
House of Commons

To provide information on effectiveness of film badges & personal dosimeters in detecting the ingestion of particles emitting beta radiation when used by British military personnel during British nuclear tests in the Pacific in 1950s, what methods were used to detect levels of beta radiation during British nuclear tests in...

Asked by
David Hinchliffe (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 1988
Reference
144 c373-4W;144 c368W
House
House of Commons