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Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a dedicated clinic for nuclear test veterans.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a dedicated clinic for nuclear test veterans.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    There are currently no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of a dedicated clinic for nuclear test veterans.All veterans, including those affected by nuclear testing are able to access a range of National Health Services to meet their clini...

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