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Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 April 2025UIN 43417

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department is responsible for providing formal instructions to the Government Legal Department on legal requests for medical records from nuclear veterans and their representatives.

Answered by Al Carns

As I stated in my Answer on 12 December 2024 to Question 17507 https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17507 I have asked Ministry of Defence officials to undertake a comprehensive exercise to better understand what information the Department holds in relation to the medical testing of Service personnel who took part in the UK nuclear weapons tests.

MOD officials instruct the Government Legal Department on behalf of MOD Ministers.

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