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1679727

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date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target for his Department producing net zero carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to contributing to the achievement of the UK legal commitment to reach net zero target by 2050 by reducing carbon emissions and accelerating sustainability activity, while preserving military capability.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition, as well as the range of initial actions the MOD is taking in support of the UK meeting the Net Zero target, is set out in our Strategic Approach to Climate Change and Sustainability published in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/01/2024 12:44:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671587

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christmas Island: Radioactive Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has (a) sponsored operations to clear military waste on Kiritimati (i) in 2005 and (ii) at any other time and (b) made an assessment of the potential impact of that waste on the island's freshwater lens.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) arranged and took part in a specialist Reconnaissance Survey on Kiritimati during September 1998 to identify the types and quantities of waste materials, including an assessment of environmental risks, arising from the island's use as a base for the United Kingdom's nuclear test programme in the late 1950s and early 1960s.</p><p> </p><p>A further visit was made to Kiritimati in August 2000 by MOD and independent specialists to gather further detailed information for the proposed clean-up project.</p><p> </p><p>Removal of waste was undertaken between 2005 and 2008. The previous survey work had identified elevated levels of radioactivity associated with the presence of radium-226, commonly used to luminise vehicle instruments at the time of the test programme, but no other elevated levels of radioactivity substances were identified. Removal of the radium was achieved by removing the instruments and small quantities of soil from affected sites. Non-radioactive waste consisting of bitumen, rubber, metal and asbestos materials was also removed from the island.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 17:03:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671588

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christmas Island: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has made periodic assessments of the potential impact of nuclear testing on the indigenous population in Kiribati.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>There was never any significant fallout from the UK’s nuclear detonations on the island. Multiple surveys have concluded there is no radiological risk to Kiribati’s population or to the environment on Kiritimati.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 2731 question first answered 28/11/2023 17:03:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671589

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christmas Island: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's nuclear testing on the (a) medical, (b) public and (c) genetic health of the population in Kiribati.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>It has been the UK Government’s position since 2008 that any remediation work required due to UK nuclear tests in Kiribati has been completed. There are no plans for the UK Government to undertake a further assessment of the health of the population or environment of that nation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 17:04:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671590

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christmas Island: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on assessments made of the potential impact of the UK's nuclear testing on the (a) livelihoods and (b) environment of the local population in Kiritimati.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>There was never any significant fallout from the UK’s nuclear detonations on the island. Multiple surveys have concluded there is no radiological risk to Kiribati’s population or to the environment on Kiritimati.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 2729 question first answered 28/11/2023 17:03:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671591

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christmas Island: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether islanders were displaced in order for the UK to test nuclear weapons on Kiritimati.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>At the time it was selected for nuclear tests, Kiritimati was uninhabited, although indigenous people from the surrounding islands came to Kiritimati to work under the British authorities or on copra plantations. Historic records show these citizens were temporarily evacuated to ships or flown to nearby islands before UK nuclear weapons detonations.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 17:04:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy