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 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many US personnel hold diplomatic immunity at (a) RAF Menwith Hill, (b) The Joint Intelligence and Analysis Centre at Molesworth, (c) RAF Fairford, (d) RAF Lakenheath and (e) RAF Mildenhall.
Answered by Wendy Morton
US personnel at the establishments listed do not enjoy privileges and immunities under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.
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.
Mentions:
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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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, 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: 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.
Written Evidence Mar. 19 2019
Inquiry: The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Authorising the Use of Military Force inquiryFound: instrumental in gathering data about potential targets in Yemen, 14 while British intelligence officers in RAF
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.