Question follow-through · 20126

Nuclear Weapons: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to (a) review and (b) update the National Radiological Protection Board report published on 4 January 1988.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to (a) review and (b) update the National Radiological Protection Board report published on 4 January 1988.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The National Radiological Protection Board report that was published in 1988 has been updated a further three times. The publications are available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/re...

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