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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS (1 June 1997)

Motion Details

That this House notes the 20th May 1953 Atomic Weapons Trials Report by the Defence Research Policy Committee which stated 'the army must discover the detailed effects of varius types of explosion on equipment, stores and men and with and without various types of protection'; further notes the decision of the European Commission of Human Rights that found the British Government liable for violating the legal rights of British nuclear test veterans to obtain war pensions and compensation for radiation linked illnesses; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to follow the lead of the United States Government and settle the claims of people harmed from the fall-out from British nuclear tests.

Sponsored by:
Mr Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
33
45%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
22
30%
 
 
Independent
6
8%
 
 
Scottish National Party
5
7%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (73 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Lord Bilston
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Paul Burstow
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Harry Cohen
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
SNP
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Lord Rowlands
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Lord Stunell
SNP
Mr John Swinney
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Lord Touhig
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
SNP
Mr Andrew Welsh
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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