Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families of 11 September 2023, Official Report, column 652, in response to the oral question of the hon. Member for Barnsley East, to whom nuclear test veterans should submit a subject access request for their health records.

A veteran, or representative acting on their behalf, can make a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the relevant military Service, Veterans UK or the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) to gain access to records held on them. Information is provided under ‘General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Chapter 3, Article 15 – Right of access’. Guidance is set out on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/obtain-information-about-yourself-held-by-mod. Further information on submitting a SAR to AWE specifically can be found here: https://www.awe.co.uk/freedom-of-information-act/