§ Mr. ChurchillTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many military personnel and civilians, respectively, have been acknowledged by his Department to have developed various forms of cancer or leukaemia as a consequence of their employment in(a) Britain's nuclear test programme, (b) Her Majesty's submarines, (c) the atomic energy research programme, (d) nuclear power generation and (e) any other field.
§ Mr. ScottThe benefit of reasonable doubt has to be given to ex-service men who participated in Britain's nuclear test programme and who have contracted leukaemia (other than chronic lymphatic leukaemia) or multiple myeloma. Sixteen war pensions have been awarded as a result. There has also been one award of war pension for myeloid leukaemia to an ex-service man who served on one of Her Majesty's submarines. The information relating to civilian employees is not available.