Nuclear Test Veterans

• Ex-servicemen: Radiation Exposure, Written Answers, 15 Dec 2008 : Column 337W
• Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 15 Dec 2008 : Column 339W
• Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 24 Nov 2008 : Column 904W
• Beryllium, Written Answers, 29 Oct 2008 : Column 1030W
• British Nuclear Test Veterans, Adjournment Debate, 22 Oct 2008 : Column 417
• Nuclear Weapons: Compensation, Written Answers, 15 Oct 2008 : Column 1250W

Chernobyl Children

• Chernobyl Children, Written Answers, 4 Nov 2008 : Column 279W

Nuclear Test Veterans

Ex-servicemen: Radiation Exposure, Written Answers, 15 Dec 2008 : Column 337W

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on commissioning research into the potential health effects on children and grandchildren of nuclear test veterans of their forebears' exposure to radiation during tests; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Kevan Jones: Following an offer I made during the adjournment debate on 22 October 2008, Official R eport, column 417, I met with the hon. Member for Billericay (Mr. Baron) and my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) and members of the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association on 29 October to discuss the possibility of a new MOD funded study on health experiences particularly in relation to offspring. Officials have been discussing the scientific and ethical issues relevant to such a study with the BNTVA and scientific advisers and I hope to be able to make an announcement in the new year.
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Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 904W, on nuclear weapons, whether beryllium was used in the nuclear trials codenamed (a) Hurricane, (b) Totem, (c) Mosaic, (d) Buffalo, (e) Grapple, (f) Antler, (g) Grapple X, (h) Grapple Y and (i) Grapple Z.

Mr. Kevan Jones: I can confirm that Beryllium was used in the nuclear trial series codenamed Hurricane, Totem, Mosaic, Buffalo, Grapple, Antler, Grapple X, Grapple Y, and Grapple Z.
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Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 24 Nov 2008 : Column 904W

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any of the UK's nuclear bombs exploded during (a) the major trials of the 1950s and 1960s in Australia and the Pacific Island Oceans and (b) the minor tests code-named Kittens, Tims, Rats and Vixen conducted at Maralinga, contained beryllium.

Mr. Kevan Jones: Beryllium was employed in major weapon design trials undertaken in Australia and the Pacific Islands in the 1950s. The UK did not carry out any major trials in the 1960s.