Israel: RAF Akrotiri

(asked on 4th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2023 to Question 3359 on Israel: RAF Akrotiri, what military actions Allies inform the Government of; and what actions by Allies the Government informs Parliament of.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 7th December 2023

It is standard practice for the UK to routinely authorise requests for limited numbers of allies and partners to access the UK’s air bases. While the Ministry of Defence does not offer comment on Allies’ operations, all parties’ use of UK bases must be in line with international law obligations.

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