Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether each individual use of UK military bases by US forces will be subject to a UK Government assessment to ensure that the action is consistent with international law following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 1 March with regards to Iran.

Permissions to utilise UK military bases by foreign nations are considered on a case-by-case basis. All UK support to allies for operational purposes considers the legal basis and policy rationale for any proposed activity.

The agreement allowing the US to use UK miliary bases is for specific and limited defensive action against missile facilities in Iran which are involved in launching strikes at regional allies.