Inquest Verdict On Porton Down Victim
EDM number 1933 in 2003-04, proposed by Paul Tyler on 16/11/2004.
That this House welcomes the verdict of the Wiltshire Coroner that Ronald Maddison's death, caused by exposure to chemical warfare tests at the Porton Down Government research establishment in 1953, was unlawful; urges the Secretary of State for Defence to examine the cases of other victims of these tests, including those from Cornwall and Devon, with a view to accepting claims for compensation from them and their families; calls for the release of all the evidence presented to the original secret inquest in 1953; and demands an early statement from the Secretary of State on the implications of this verdict for future Government policy.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Tyler | 16/11/2004 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 16/11/2004 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 16/11/2004 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Iris Robinson | 17/11/2004 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 17/11/2004 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 17/11/2004 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 17/11/2004 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 17/11/2004 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 17/11/2004 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 17/11/2004 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 17/11/2004 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 17/11/2004 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
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