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Nuclear Test Veterans

EDM number 266 in 2009-10, proposed by John Baron on 26/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces welfare, Industrial health and safety and Veterans.

That this House notes that servicemen involved in the British nuclear weapons tests programme in the Pacific and Australia in the 1950s and 1960s have subsequently attributed cases of ill-health to their exposure to radiation during and after the tests; welcomes the conclusions of the cross-party inquiry into nuclear test veterans chaired by the hon. Member for Billericay and the former hon. Member for Norwich North; believes that far greater recognition of this problem and co-operation with veterans is required from the Ministry of Defence; notes the Government's promise to undertake a health analysis on veterans' offspring, madeon 22October 2008 to the hon. Member for Billericay; further notes the promise made by the Government in April 2009 to follow up last year's New Zealand chromosome study on veterans, with results delivered to a reasonable timescale; acknowledges that since these promises were given very little progress has been made in determining the design, parameters and terms of reference of these studies; and therefore calls on the Government to speed up the process and thereby 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This motion has been signed by a total of 138 MPs, 5 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Baron26/11/2009BillericayConservativeProposed
Frank Field26/11/2009BirkenheadLabourSeconded
Malcolm Rifkind26/11/2009Kensington and ChelseaConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell26/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Richard Taylor26/11/2009Wyre ForestIndependentSeconded
Hywel Williams26/11/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruSeconded
Paul Holmes26/11/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones26/11/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay26/11/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
Andrew George26/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Prentice30/11/2009PendleLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders30/11/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Selous30/11/2009South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Bob Spink30/11/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Glenda Jackson30/11/2009Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Robert Key30/11/2009SalisburyConservativeSigned
David Lepper30/11/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Albert Owen30/11/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Graham Brady30/11/2009Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Frank Cook30/11/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn30/11/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Cummings30/11/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
James Gray30/11/2009North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley30/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Michael Weir30/11/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Peter Bone30/11/2009WellingboroughConservativeSigned
Edward Timpson30/11/2009Crewe and NantwichConservativeSigned
Chloe Smith30/11/2009Norwich NorthConservativeSigned
David Taylor01/12/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Clare Short01/12/2009Birmingham, LadywoodIndependent LabourSigned
Nick Harvey01/12/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerald Howarth01/12/2009AldershotConservativeSigned
Julian Lewis01/12/2009New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Ian McCartney01/12/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Patrick Mercer01/12/2009NewarkConservativeSigned
Andrew Murrison01/12/2009WestburyConservativeSigned
Gregory Campbell01/12/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Martin Caton01/12/2009GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore01/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
David Drew01/12/2009StroudLabourSigned
Mark Durkan01/12/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Michael Ancram01/12/2009DevizesConservativeSigned
Mark Todd01/12/2009South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt01/12/2009Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
David Jones01/12/2009Clwyd WestConservativeSigned
Michael Penning01/12/2009Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Stephen Williams01/12/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies01/12/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
David Simpson02/12/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Michael Mates02/12/2009East HampshireConservativeSigned
William McCrea02/12/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Annette Brooke02/12/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Challen02/12/2009Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Michael Clapham02/12/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/12/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/12/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Mark Fisher02/12/2009Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Nigel Waterson02/12/2009EastbourneConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson02/12/2009UpminsterConservativeSigned
Katy Clark02/12/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Andrew Pelling02/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Jim Devine02/12/2009LivingstonLabourSigned
John Pugh03/12/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Eleanor Laing03/12/2009Epping ForestConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds03/12/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson03/12/2009Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Christopher Fraser03/12/2009South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
David Amess03/12/2009Southend WestConservativeSigned
John Hemming03/12/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Celia Barlow03/12/2009HoveLabourSigned
Jo Swinson03/12/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Anne Main03/12/2009St AlbansConservativeSigned
Paul Rowen03/12/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Hollobone07/12/2009KetteringConservativeWithdrawn
Charles Walker07/12/2009BroxbourneConservativeWithdrawn
Rob Wilson07/12/2009Reading EastConservativeWithdrawn
Mark Prisk07/12/2009Hertford and StortfordConservativeSigned
Oliver Heald07/12/2009North East HertfordshireConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Peter Lilley07/12/2009Hitchin and HarpendenConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss07/12/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Simon Burns07/12/2009West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Alistair Burt07/12/2009North East BedfordshireConservativeSigned
David Evennett07/12/2009Signed
Michael Fabricant07/12/2009LichfieldConservativeSigned
Neil Gerrard07/12/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/12/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell07/12/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing07/12/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Bill Wiggin07/12/2009LeominsterConservativeSigned
Betty Williams07/12/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Ann Winterton07/12/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
Stephen Crabb07/12/2009Preseli PembrokeshireConservativeSigned
Nadine Dorries07/12/2009Mid BedfordshireConservativeSigned
James Duddridge07/12/2009Rochford and Southend EastConservativeSigned
Philip Dunne07/12/2009LudlowConservativeSigned
Greg Hands07/12/2009Hammersmith and FulhamConservativeSigned
Mark Lancaster07/12/2009North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
John Leech07/12/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Vaizey07/12/2009WantageConservativeSigned
Brooks Newmark07/12/2009BraintreeConservativeSigned
Grant Shapps07/12/2009Welwyn HatfieldConservativeSigned
Jeremy Wright07/12/2009Rugby and KenilworthConservativeSigned
John Howell07/12/2009HenleyConservativeSigned
Jim Cousins08/12/2009Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
David Davies08/12/2009MonmouthConservativeSigned
Lee Scott08/12/2009Ilford NorthConservativeSigned
Mark Williams08/12/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Luff09/12/2009Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Steve Webb09/12/2009NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Adam Holloway09/12/2009GraveshamConservativeSigned
Susan Kramer09/12/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson10/12/2009StrangfordDUPWithdrawn
George Howarth10/12/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins10/12/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Lembit 10/12/2009MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Ainsworth10/12/2009East SurreyConservativeSigned
Gary Streeter10/12/2009South West DevonConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis10/12/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson10/12/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Hugo Swire15/12/2009East DevonConservativeSigned
John Mason15/12/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Harry Cohen16/12/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty05/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
David Mundell05/01/2010Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleConservativeSigned
Patrick Hall05/01/2010BedfordLabourSigned
Maria Miller05/01/2010BasingstokeConservativeSigned
Jennifer Willott05/01/2010Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby06/01/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
George Galloway12/01/2010Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Shona McIsaac20/01/2010CleethorpesLabourSigned
Anne Moffat04/02/2010East LothianLabourSigned
Cheryl Gillan09/02/2010Chesham and AmershamConservativeSigned
Caroline Spelman11/03/2010MeridenConservativeSigned
Stephen O'Brien17/03/2010EddisburyConservativeSigned

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