§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment the Clifford Chance report on nuclear privatisations made of the number of workers likely to pursue damages claims for radiation-induced illness in the years(a) 1998, (b) 1999 and (c) 2000; and what was the estimated cost of meeting these claims. [34327]
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 27 June 1996]:I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him during the debate on 18 June, Official Report, column 780.
It is inevitable that some of those affected by radiation-induced illnesses, such as cancer, will work in the nuclear industry, but it is scientifically impossible to distinguish between a radiation induced cancer and a naturally occurring one.
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