HC Deb 24 October 2000 vol 355 cc112-3W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many war widows' pensions have been awarded to widows of British nuclear test veterans since 1970. [133842]

Mr. Bayley

The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, records show that, since 1983, 13 awards of war widows' pension have been made in respect of conditions claimed to have resulted from exposure to excess ionising radiation during participation in the UK nuclear weapons test programme.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for war pensions by British nuclear test veterans who believe they might have been exposed during service to excessive ionising radiation have been(a) turned down and (b) awarded by (i) the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland and (ii) the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for England and Wales since 1970. [133843]

Mr. Bayley

The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.