Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-military staff are employed at RAF Northolt for the purposes of providing services for commercial flights; and how much the provision of such staff costs.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Mr Phillip Dunne) on 22 February 2016 to Question 26707.

One Ministry of Defence civil servant at Executive Officer grade is employed at RAF Northolt with a salary range of £24,663 to £28,253. There are five personnel employed through the multi-activity contractor, within the Commercial Booking Cell. I am withholding these staff costs as they are commercially sensitive.