Veterans: Radiation Exposure

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) family members of veterans are eligible for the Nuclear Test Medal.


Answered by
Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 13th November 2023

As at 8 November 2023, 1,684 Nuclear Test Medals had been dispatched to veterans, and 14 to next of kin.

Of the cases assessed, a further 33 veterans are eligible for the Nuclear Test Medal, and 699 next of kin.

There are currently 439 veteran and 648 next of kin cases still to be assessed. Initial priority was given to veterans who had applied prior to 18 September 2023, with applications from those over 90 and/or the terminally ill reviewed first.

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