§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the United States military construction projects in the United Kingdom for which funding approval was given in fiscal year 1989, giving for each project its location, the nature of facilities to be constructed and an estimate of when the project will achieve operational status.
§ Mr. Archie Hamilton[holding answer 31 January 1989]: I understand from information provided by the United States authorities that the following United States military construction projects have been funded for fiscal year 1989. Information regarding the operational status of these projects is unavailable. The dates given reflect when the facilities will be ready for occupation.
Base and facility Ready for occupation RAF Bentwaters Recreation centre March 1991 Sound suppressor support September 1989 RAF Feltwell Passive defence equipment store January 1990 RAF Lakenheath DEB communications building March 1990 Alter/add to composite medical facility May 1993 Semi-hardened communications facility May 1990 Menwith Hill station Expansion of operations facilities March 1991 RAF Mildenhall Child development centre July 1990 Alter/add to water storage June 1991 Alter/add to operations facility August 1990 RAF Upper Heyford Upgrade/add to vehicle maintenance facility 1 RAF Welford Fire station September 1990 Munitions igloos May 1990 1 Although funding has been approved for this project. it is currently under United States Air Force review
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest information he has about United States military construction projects in the United Kingdom and its dependent territories for which funding approval is being sought for the United States fiscal years 1990 and 1991, giving for each project its location, the nature of the facilities to be constructed and an estimate of when each project will achieve operational status.
§ Mr. Archie Hamilton[holding answer 31 January 1989]: Information on the dates these projects will achieve
515Woperational status is not available. I understand from information provided by the United States authorities that funding approval for the following United States military construction projects is currently being sought.
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- London
- Automotive vehicle maintenance shop
- Enlisted bachelor quarters and mess hall
- Bovingdon
- Defence communications system site security
- High Wycombe
- Dormitory
- RAF Alconbury
- Alter/add to physical fitness facility
- Conventional munitions shop
- Squadron operations facility
- RAF Barford St. John
- Physical protection
- RAF Bentwaters
- Add to/upgrade fire station
- Alter munitions storage facility
- Central post office
- Chapel
- Youth centre
- RAF Christmas Common
- Defence communications system site security
- RAF Edzell
- Operations building annex
- RAF Fairford
- Digital European backbone facility
- Jet fuel storage/hydrant refuelling system
- Upgrade water storage and distribution system
- RAF Lakenheath
- Chemical warfare protection—squadron operations facility
- Storm drainage disposal
- RAF Mildenhall
- Jet fuel storage
- Upgrade sewage treatment plant
- RAF Upper Heyford
- Alter munitions storage facility
- Combat readiness centre
- Chemical warfare protection—squadron operations facility
- F-111 add to and alter flight simulator facility
- F-111 add to avionics maintenance shop
- F-111 add to engine shop
- Department of Defence dependent schools
- Bicester elementary school
- Upwood elementary school addition
- Defence medical support activity
- RAF Chessington (contingency hospital)
- RAF Lanark (fleet contingency hospital)
- Ascension Island
- Naval communications utilities support upgrade
- Bermuda
- Elementary school
- 1991
- RAF Brawdy
- Electronic installation
- London
- Pay and personnel support office
- High Wycombe air station
- Airmen dining hall
- RAF Alconbury
- Aircraft maintenance facility
- Alter dormitories
- Operations facility
- Passive defence equipment storage
- RAF Bentwaters
- Fuel storage
- Passive defence equipment storage
- RAF Chicksands
- Satellite communications terminal
- RAF Fairford
- Add to/alter physical fitness centre
- Domitory
- Organisational maintenance and support equipment complex
- RAF Greenham Common
- Fire station
- RAF Lakenheath
- Alter dormitory
- Alter munitions storage facility
- Combat repair equipment storage facility
- Chemical warfare protection—squadron operations facility
- Munitions storage igloos
- RAF Mildenhall
- Add to and alter physical fitness centre
- RAF Upper Heyford
- Alter dormitory
- Combat repair equipment storage facility
- Dormitory
- RAF Woodbridge
- Combat repair equipment storage facility
- Department of defence dependent schools
- Feltwell middle school addition
- Menwith Hill middle school addition
- Defence medical support activity
- RAF Arbroath (fleet hospital facility)
- RAF Locking
- Bermuda
- Naval air station family housing office