CONSERVATIVE
New Forest East

DEFENCE – NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS: COMPENSATION - 16 March 2026

DEFENCE – NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS: COMPENSATION - 16 March 2026

Sir Julian Lewis: Successive Governments have refused compensation to the nuclear test veterans, but now the Sunday Mirror’s investigative journalist Susie Boniface has revealed documents showing that, in fact, levels of radiation were known to be much higher than the court was led to believe in a case in 2016. Will Ministers address this matter with the seriousness it deserves, while veterans are still suffering and the widows of veterans still lack any recognition or compensation?

[The Minister for Veterans and People (Louise Sandher-Jones): The Government have reset the relationship with our nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we appreciate the vital contribution that they made to keeping this country safe. We remain absolutely committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them.]