Johnny Mercer corrected the Commons record on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medals

12 January 2023 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Cabinet Office

The words were spoken in the Commons on 22 November 2021. The correction was made by letter from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, the hon. Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 12 January 2023. The figure £25 million in the original became £40 million in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

This announcement is hugely welcome, and I pay tribute to everyone who has made it a reality. It has been a privilege to meet nuclear test veterans and their families on a number of occasions. I am sure that the Minister is aware of issues relating to Veterans UK compensation and war pensions. That is why I and the all-party parliamentary group on veterans have launched a survey, and I hope that, when we publish the findings, the Minister will listen to them. How many nuclear test veterans have had their applications for war pensions rejected?

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I do not have that data, but I am happy to write to the hon. Lady. When it comes to Veterans UK, my position does not change whether I am inside or outside the tent. There are good people there who work hard but have been underinvested in over the years by Governments of all colours, to the point that, two years ago, they were still working from paper records. Clearly, they will not get optimal results for veterans in that manner. This Government have committed ~~£25~~ million towards digitising that whole space.	I do not have that data, but I am happy to write to the hon. Lady. When it comes to Veterans UK, my position does not change whether I am inside or outside the tent. There are good people there who work hard but have been underinvested in over the years by Governments of all colours, to the point that, two years ago, they were still working from paper records. Clearly, they will not get optimal results for veterans in that manner. This Government have committed £40 million towards digitising that whole space.

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I do not have that data, but I am happy to write to the hon. Lady. When it comes to Veterans UK, my position does not change whether I am inside or outside the tent. There are good people there who work hard but have been underinvested in over the years by Governments of all colours, to the point that, two years ago, they were still working from paper records. Clearly, they will not get optimal results for veterans in that manner. This Government have committed ~~£25~~ million towards digitising that whole space.

The correction in Hansard.

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