HC Deb 13 June 1989 vol 154 cc403-4W
80. Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest information available to his Department on the terms of the recent judgment in the Australian courts regarding compensation for nuclear test veterans; and what are the implications for his policy on British nuclear test veterans.

Mr. Sainsbury

My Department has not yet received a copy of the judgment and until we have had an opportunity to study its content, we will not be able to say what implications, if any, there are for the British nuclear test veterans.

89. Mr. Ted Garrett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to announce new compensation arrangements for British ex-servicemen who have suffered radiation ailments arising from their duties.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Knowsley, North (Mr. Howell) on 6 June 1989, at column121.