§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) American military personnel, (b) American civilian personnel, (c) GCHQ personnel and (d) RAF military and civilian personnel are present at Menwith Hill Station. [57316]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 3 November 1998]As at 9 October 1998, at RAF Menwith Hill there were 435 US military personnel, 935 US civilian personnel and 416 RAF and Ministry of Defence civilian personnel. I am withholding the numbers of operationally deployed GCHQ staff under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the name and rank of the officer in charge at Menwith Hill Station. [57317]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 3 November 1998]Squadron Leader Ted Sumner is the senior RAF officer at the site while the US base commander is Colonel Joseph Brand of the United States Army.