§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the 126 claims for compensation from radiation-related illnesses, as outlined in A5, pages 39 to 40 of the Twelfth report of the Defence Committee, HC479, Session 1989–90, by establishment as well as by year and nature; and if he will provide comparable information for periods since 1990.
§ Mr. AitkenThe tables give details of claims made—not necessarily followed up by the claimant or accepted—over the periods referred to in the Defence Committee report HC479, Session 1989–90 and the period from 1990.
Breakdown of claims by establishment for the period January 1979 to December 1989 Claims AWE 101 ROF Radway Green 1 RNAY Fleetlands 1 RAF Whitney 1 RRE Malvern 2 RNAD Coulport 3 HNB Faslane 1 HNB Chatham 3 Devonport Dockyard 4 Rosyth Dockyard 2 Vickers—Barrow in Furness 1 HNB Portsmouth 1 Vulcan NRTE 1 HMS Dreadnought 1 HMS Battleaxe 1 Radar Site—Cyprus 1 British Rail Depot—Derby 1 For the period from January 1990 to July 1993, there have been 25 claims received so far.
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Breakdown of claims by year and nature for the period January 1990 to July 1993 Illness 1990 1991 1992 1993 Total Leukaemia — — — — 3 Acute Myeloid — — — 1 — Acute Lymphoblastic 1 — — — — Chronic Myeloid — 1 — — — Cancer — — — — 10 (Unspecified) 1 1 1 3 — Lung 1 1 — — — Bladder — — 1 — — Testicular — — 1 — — Others (Specified) — — — — 12
Illness 1990 1991 1992 1993 Total Hodgkins Disease (Lymphoma) — 1 — 1 — Malignant Melanoma 1 — — — — Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma — — 1 — — Subarachnoid Haemorrhage — 1 — — — Mental Anxiety 2 2 3 — — Sub Totals 6 7 8 4 25
Breakdown of claims by establishment for the period January 1990 to July 1993 Number AWE 14 Rosyth 3 HNB Chatham 4 HMS Revenge 1 HMS Courage 1 RCC Amersham 1 RAF Waddington 1