Question follow-through · 56912
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support (a) veterans and (b) their families who have experienced ill health as a result of exposure to radiation while on active service.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Army: Recruitment · 1 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support (a) veterans and (b) their families who have experienced ill health as a result of exposure to radiation while on active service.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
This Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their Service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK's security. Nuclear test veterans who believe they have suffered ill health...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Army: Recruitment
1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the criteria for which applications to join the British Army are rejected on medical grounds.