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date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to provide a priority service for nuclear test veterans since his Department’s announcement of such a scheme on 26 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	58714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Veterans UK have worked with The British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA) to develop enhanced guidance to support claimants belonging to the Veterans Nuclear Test community. Improved content, signposting, an additional claim form and a bespoke printable pdf leaflet are now available to assist Nuclear Test Veterans prior to submitting their application.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/10/2021 10:05:42 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1361488

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear test veterans have (a) submitted claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme since the announcement of 26 August 2020, and (b) received compensation through a claim.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	58715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) was introduced by the Government to provide compensation to military personnel injured on or after 6 April 2005. As there have been no nuclear tests carried out since 2005, there is no eligibility for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTVs) to claim under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/10/2021 10:06:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt