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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
11
38%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
8
28%
 
 
Scottish National Party
5
17%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
7%
 
 
Independent
1
3%
 
 
Not Available
1
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (29 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Norman Baker
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
SNP
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
PC
Cynog Dafis
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Lord Rowlands
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
SNP
Mr John Swinney
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
SNP
Mr Andrew Welsh
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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