Question follow-through · 66892
Veterans: Radiation Exposure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will expand the qualifying criteria of the nuclear test medal so that veterans of the (a) 1960s, (b) 1970s and (c) 1980s who flew sampling missions through nuclear clouds of foreign nations are eligible.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 11 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
11 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will expand the qualifying criteria of the nuclear test medal so that veterans of the (a) 1960s, (b) 1970s and (c) 1980s who flew sampling missions through nuclear clouds of foreign nations are eligible.
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Government has reset the relationship with Nuclear Test Veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As at 30 June 2025, officials had reviewed o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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