Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US personnel working at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill have tested positive for covid-19 since March 2020.
Answered by James Heappey
The Ministry of Defence does not currently require the US authorities to share information regarding COVID-19 test results for their personnel based in the UK. However, details of any positive cases among US personnel are shared with Public Health England, as part of UK's National Testing Programme.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF Menwith Hill had a role in the drone programme that assassinated Qasem Soleimani.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In accordance with long standing policy we do not comment on the details of the operations carried out at RAF Menwith Hill in providing intelligence support.
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1: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (CON - Life peer) is clear that this information is shared with the US and our other allies, notably through certain RAF - Speech Link
2: Lord Judd (LAB - Life peer) limited to intelligence gathering, analysis and target development, facilitated through UK bases such as RAF - Speech Link
Sep. 25 2019
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Asked by: Lord Judd (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK personnel at Royal Air Force Menwith Hill are not directly or indirectly involved in drone activation including of Ghost Hunter, Ghost Wolf and other surveillance tools operated by United States service personnel.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In accordance with long standing policy we do not comment on the details of the activities carried out at RAF Menwith Hill in providing intelligence support.
May. 03 2019
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Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two space-based infra-red system radomes at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill are a fully operational part of the US missile defence system.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
There are three radomes at RAF Menwith Hill that form part of the US Space Based Infra-Red System, and these radomes are a fully operational part of the US Defence Support Programme Missile Warning facilities.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee last visited NSA/NRO Menwith Hill.
Answered by Gavin Williamson
The Intelligence and Security Committee does not comment on the details of its work programme. Where appropriate it publishes information on visits it has undertaken in its Annual Reports.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been reimbursed to the public purse by the US Administration for the cost of services provided by the Ministry of Defence Police at RAF Menwith Hill in the last 12 months.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
I am withholding the cost of the services provided by the Ministry of Defence Police at RAF Menwith Hill in the last 12 months for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who pays for the services of the Ministry of Defence Police at (a) NSA/NRO Menwith Hill and (b) those other RAF bases occupied by US forces.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The US Authorities are responsible for bearing the majority of the cost of the services of the Ministry of Defence Police deployed on operational duty at RAF bases in the UK that are made available to the United States Visiting Forces.