§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current British Government estimate of the number of British personnel who took part in the Australian and Christmas Island British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s; and if any breakdown has been made into groups according to the degree of likely exposure to radiation.
§ Mr. PattieThe number of United Kingdom personnel who took part in the United Kingdom atmospheric nuclear weapon test programme is estimated to be about 20,000. Information has always been held showing the actual exposures recorded, where measurable, by the personal film badges issued to all those individuals who entered areas where there was any possibility of exposure to radiation from the United Kingdom tests.