MP will remain a supportive friend of the nuclear veterans Having initially been introduced to the issue by a constituent, for many years John Baron MP has led the successful Parliamentary campaign for recognition for the unique service of the British nuclear test veterans. In the course of this, John became Patron of the...
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MP urges nuclear veterans to send suggestions to BNTVA After a long campaign in Parliament, in March the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, announced the formation of a £25m Aged Veterans’ Fund, to which the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) could apply in order to fund projects of benefit...
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Nuclear Test Veteran campaign seeks to uphold ‘No 10 Agreement’ Last week, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA), as well as the group’s Patron, John Baron MP, held a constructive meeting at the MoD with officials from No 10 and the MoD. The meeting was to clarify the...
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Campaign team welcomed by Prime Minister Following a long campaign for a £25m Charitable Fund for our nuclear test veterans and their descendants, the Chancellor announced in his Budget speech last week a provision for our eldest veterans. Test veterans would also be eligible to benefit from this sum. Last night, the British Nuclear...
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Meeting at No 10 next week to flesh out details Following a long campaign for a £25m Charitable Fund for our nuclear test veterans and their descendants, the Chancellor today announced a provision for our eldest veterans. Test veterans and their descendants would be eligible to benefit from this sum. The British Nuclear Test...
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MP looks forward to Defence Secretary meeting Today at PMQs, John Baron MP asked the Prime Minister about the British nuclear test veterans. John and the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) have been campaigning for official recognition for the test veterans’ service, and for a Government ex gratia payment of £25m to establish...
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MP calls for Charitable Fund for veterans and their descendants Today at PMQs, John Baron MP asked the Prime Minister about the British nuclear test veterans. John and the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) have been campaigning for official recognition for the test veterans’ service, and for a Government ex gratia payment of...
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MP says campaign does not rest on science John Baron MP has welcomed the publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal of Professor Busby’s 2007 report which suggests ill-health amongst the descendants of veterans may be linked to their presence at British nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. The main findings were that uranium...
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MP says photograph bolsters recognition campaign John Baron MP and the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) are campaigning on behalf of those veterans who took part in our nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s in Australia and the South Pacific. As part of the campaign, the BNTVA has very recently conducted a...
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MP reiterates calls for BNTVA Charitable Fund Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP again questioned the Prime Minister on the British Nuclear Test Veterans. John and the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) are campaigning on behalf of test veterans, with the aim of securing official recognition from the Prime Minister for...
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