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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS (24 November 1998)

Motion Details

That this House notes the 20th May 1953 Atomic Weapons Trials Report by the Defence Research Policy Committee which states 'the army must discover the detailed effects of various 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
27
50%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
16
30%
 
 
Independent
6
11%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
 
Conservative
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (54 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Harold Best
LD
Dr Peter Brand
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Harry Cohen
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
SNP
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
LD
Mr David Rendel
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders (Sponsor)
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Llew Smith
Lab
David Taylor
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
PC
Lord Wigley
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams

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