RAF Lakenheath

(asked on 10th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the US Department of Defense's Military Construction Program FY 2023 Budget and the proposal it contains for infrastructure investment at a special weapons storage site in the UK, what discussions he has had with the US Government on the potential use of RAF Lakenheath as such a storage site.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 17th May 2022

The Ministry of Defence is unable to comment on US spending decisions and capabilities, which are a matter for the US Government. It remains longstanding UK and NATO policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location.

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