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Parliamentary Inquiry Into Nuclear Test Veterans

EDM number 156 in 2007-08, proposed by John Baron on 08/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces welfare, Arms control, Diseases, Industrial health and safety and Veterans.

That this House notes the 50th anniversary of the beginning of British nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island on 8th November 1957; further notes that servicemen involved in nuclear tests have subsequently attributed cases of ill health to their exposure to radiation during and after the tests; welcomes the conclusions of a recent cross-party inquiry into nuclear test veterans chaired by the hon. Member for Billericay and the hon. Member for Norwich North; believes that the current system for hearing claims for compensation is inconsistent, unfair and in need of complete reform, and that far greater recognition of this problem and co-operation with veterans is required from the Ministry of Defence; and therefore calls on the Government to respond positively to the recommendations of the inquiry, undertake new scientific studies into the effects of nuclear tests on human health, work with veterans to create a new framework for hearing claims for compensation, and ultimately honour its duty of care towards this loyal and dignified group of servicemen and their families.

This motion has been signed by a total of 88 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Baron08/11/2007BillericayConservativeProposed
Ian Gibson08/11/2007Norwich NorthLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley08/11/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell08/11/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Rudi Vis12/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins12/11/2007Luton NorthLabourSeconded
David Taylor12/11/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
David Crausby12/11/2007Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones12/11/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle12/11/2007ChorleyLabourSigned
Andrew George13/11/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies13/11/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Williams13/11/2007CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lancaster13/11/2007North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock13/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan13/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Drew13/11/2007StroudLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham13/11/2007Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Colin Breed13/11/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders13/11/2007TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Albert Owen13/11/2007Ynys MLabourSigned
Alan Meale13/11/2007MansfieldLabourSigned
Paul Holmes13/11/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath13/11/2007Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway13/11/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
David Hamilton14/11/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
Michael Penning14/11/2007Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Phil Willis14/11/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow14/11/2007South RibbleLabourSigned
Janet Dean14/11/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton14/11/2007GowerLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith14/11/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
David Lepper14/11/2007Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon15/11/2007North DownUUPSigned
Malcolm Moss15/11/2007North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Paul Flynn15/11/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
Katy Clark15/11/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Stephen Williams15/11/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell19/11/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Liam Fox19/11/2007WoodspringConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster19/11/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Jim Cousins19/11/2007Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Betty Williams20/11/2007ConwyLabourSigned
David Anderson20/11/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins21/11/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard21/11/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
John Leech21/11/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed22/11/2007LoughboroughLabourSigned
Bill Etherington22/11/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Michael Ancram22/11/2007DevizesConservativeSigned
Richard Younger-Ross22/11/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Dennis Skinner26/11/2007BolsoverLabourSigned
Nick Harvey03/12/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook03/12/2007Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Desmond Turner03/12/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Alex Salmond05/12/2007Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
David Heyes05/12/2007Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Michael Fallon05/12/2007SevenoaksConservativeSigned
Edward O'Hara06/12/2007Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas06/12/2007DagenhamLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil06/12/2007Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Mark Field11/12/2007Cities of London and WestminsterConservativeSigned
John McDonnell11/12/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Tim Yeo12/12/2007South SuffolkConservativeSigned
Danny Alexander12/12/2007Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley13/12/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice17/12/2007PendleLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser17/12/2007DoverLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell17/12/2007RomfordConservativeSigned
Mark Todd17/12/2007South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley18/12/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin18/12/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Robert Wareing18/12/2007Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Gordon Marsden07/01/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Tobias Ellwood07/01/2008Bournemouth EastConservativeSigned
Christopher Fraser09/01/2008South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous28/01/2008South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Alasdair McDonnell30/01/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Chris Ruane01/02/2008Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Angus Robertson06/02/2008MorayScottish National PartySigned
Jennifer Willott04/03/2008Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson19/03/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David MarshallUnknownWithdrawn
Jon TrickettUnknownWithdrawn
Chris BryantUnknownWithdrawn

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