NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS

Early day motion 766, tabled 16 September 2010 by Chris Williamson (Labour). Signed by 61 members.

That this House recognises the sacrifice of conscripted and regular service personnel who were stationed in Australia and Christmas Island in the 1950s and 1960s to support the UK's atomic weapons testing; notes that many of them are suffering serious illness as a consequence; and recalls that its allies have already paid compensation to their ex-service personnel who were similarly exposed to unknown risks as part of that nuclear testing programme.

Signatures by party: Labour 34, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 5, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.