§ Sir Eldon GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last reviewed the security arrangements at RAF Honington and at the United States airbases at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath; whether he has any proposals to improve the present levels and methods of preventing or detecting access by unauthorised personnel; how the guarding duties of the RAF Regiment, the auxiliary air force, the Ministry of Defence police and the civil police are co-ordinated; and under which senior officer's direct command they are.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe security of a military establishment is the responsibility of its commanding officer, who is normally responsible for any necessary liaison with the civil police. In the case of bases made available to United States forces, the RAF commander is responsible for liaison with the civil police. Security at RAF Honington, as at other Ministry of Defence establishments, is kept under continuous review—and I understand that the same applies to RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath—but it is not our practice to comment in detail on such matters.