§ Mr. HigginsTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Worthing on 4 December 1990,Official Report, column 17, by what process British nuclear test veterans may seek to establish the Crown's legal liability for compensation for the effects of radiation while serving in Her Majesty's forces.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 11 February 1991]: The process to establish the Crown's legal liability in this matter is the need, in common law, to show that participants in the test programme had been exposed to radiation due to Ministry of Defence negligence and that such exposure caused them harm. The Government commissioned a study by the National Radiological Protection Board into this and the report published in 1988 did not establish a causal link between participation and an increased incidence of cancer. A further study by the NRPB to validate the findings of the previous study has been commissioned and the report is due to be published in 1992.