Veterans: Radiation Exposure
(asked on 22nd November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear test veterans eligible for a nuclear test veterans medal have yet to receive it.
This question was answered on 1st December 2023
As at 22 November 2023:
2,283 applications have been received from veterans, and 1,473 from next of kin, totalling 3,756.
1,756 Nuclear Test Medals had been dispatched to veterans, and 137 to next of kin, totalling 1,893.
A further 333 cases for veterans have been assessed as eligible and 1,050 for next of kin, totalling 1,383; these are awaiting finalising and despatch.
There remain 194 veteran and 286 next of kin cases under assessment, totalling 480.