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.
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.
Written Evidence Jul. 19 2018
Inquiry: Global Islamist Terrorism inquiryFound: xix For example, RAF Croughton is connected via a high-speed fiber optic link to Camp Lemonnier
Written Evidence Jul. 19 2018
Inquiry: Global Islamist TerrorismFound: [xix] For example, RAF Croughton is connected via a high-speed fiber optic link to Camp Lemonnier in
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military and (b) civil service staff the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation employs at which locations.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation employs 575 military firefighters and 778 Civil Service firefighters and support staff. These are broken down by location below:
Military Firefighters |
|
Location | Strength |
Army HQ Andover | 5 |
Brunei Garrison | 7 |
Manston | 20 |
Mount Pleasant Airfield | 32 |
HQ Joint Forces Command | 1 |
Portsmouth (HQ & training) | 17 |
RAF Akrotiri | 52 |
RAF Benson | 31 |
RAF Brize-Norton | 80 |
RAF Coningsby | 35 |
RAF Halton | 1 |
RAF High Wycombe | 2 |
RAF Honnington | 4 |
RAF Marham | 39 |
RAF Northolt | 34 |
RAF Odiham | 38 |
RAF Lossiemouth | 31 |
RAF Waddington | 58 |
RAF Wittering | 4 |
RNAS Culdrose | 36 |
RNAS Yeovilton | 42 |
RNAS Culdrose & Yeovilton | 6 |
Total | 575 |
Civil Servant firefighters & support staff | |
Location | Strength |
Aldergrove Flying Station | 25 |
DFTDC Manston | 38 |
Defence Munitions Longtown | 24 |
HMNB Clyde | 61 |
Leuchars Station | 28 |
Middle Wallop Airfield | 39 |
MOD Biecester | 27 |
MOD Corsham | 33 |
MOD Credenhill | 22 |
MOD Donnington | 30 |
MOD Kineton | 23 |
RAF Alconbury | 35 |
RAF Boulmer | 22 |
RAF Croughton | 16 |
RAF Cosford | 13 |
RAF Fairford | 19 |
RAF Fylingdales | 22 |
RAF Lakenheath | 19 |
RAF Leeming | 29 |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 26 |
RAF Lossiemouth | 29 |
RAF Menwith Hill | 37 |
RAF Mildenhall | 18 |
RAF Shawbury | 28 |
RAF Spadeadam | 10 |
Wattisham Airfield | 28 |
HQ & Safety cells | 77 |
Total | 778 |
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 people work at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill; and how many of those people are (a) US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, (b) US contractors, (c) US civilians, (d) NSA, (e) NRO, personnel, (f) US CIA, (g) British military, (h) RAF personnel, including the RAF Liaison Officer, (i) his Department's personnel, (j) GCHQ personnel, (k) British contractors and (l) British civilians.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The numbers of personnel based at RAF Menwith Hill are given below, and are current as of 8 November 2017:
US Military | 33 |
US Contractors | 344 |
US Civilians | 250 |
UK Military | 7 (5 RN; 2 RAF) |
UK Contractors | 85 |
UK Civilians | 486 |
The number of GCHQ employees is included in the overall figure for UK civilians as it is Government practice not to disclose the number of personnel working in intelligence at specific locations.
The US authorities do not release a detailed breakdown of US civilian personnel; therefore the overall total of US civilians has been provided.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unauthorised entries under the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 have been recorded at (a) AWE Aldermaston, (b) AWE Burghfield, (c) HMNB Devonport, (d) HMNB Clyde, (e) RNAD Coulport, (f) Northwood Headquartes, (g) RAF Fylingdales, (h) RAF Menwith Hill, (i) RAF Croughton, (j) RAF Lakenheath, (k) RAF Feltwell, (l) RAF Mildenhall, (m) RAF Brize Norton, (n) SMC Marchwood, (o) RAF Fairford and (p) RAF Weldon in the last two years.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
Since 1 July 2015, the Ministry of Defence Police has recorded two unauthorised entries under the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 at the sites listed.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many successful prosecutions of foreign nationals there have been made for unauthorised entries under the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 to (a) AWE Aldermaston, (b) AWE Burghfield, (c) HMNB Devonport, (d) HMNB Clyde, (e) RNAD Coulport, (f) Northwood Headquarters, (g) RAF Fylingdales, (h) RAF Menwith Hill, (i) RAF Croughton, (j) RAF Lakenheath, (k) RAF Feltwell, (l) RAF Mildenhall, (m) RAF Brize Norton, (n) SMC Marchwood, (o) RAF Fairford and (p) RAF Welford in the last two years.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
Since 1 July 2015, no foreign nationals have been prosecuted by the Ministry of Defence Police for unauthorised entry under the provisions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 at the sites listed.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all the US military bases sited in the UK.
Answered by Mike Penning
The following bases in the UK are made available to the United States Visiting Forces:
RAF Alconbury
RAF Barford St. John
RAF Croughton
RAF Fairford
RAF Feltwell
RAF Lakenheath
RAF Menwith Hill
RAF Mildenhall
RAF Molesworth
RAF Welford
Asked by: Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Answer of 3 July 2014 to Question 202477, whether all deployments of US military personnel from (a) RAF Menwith Hill, (b) RAF Croughton and (c) RAF Molesworth are carried out with the full knowledge and consent of the Government.
Answered by Mike Penning
The deployment of US military personnel from the United States Visiting Forces bases at RAF Menwith Hill, RAF Croughton and RAF Molesworth is a matter for the US military authorities; there is no requirement for the Ministry of Defence to be notified of such deployments.