HC Deb 22 March 1983 vol 39 c358W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present position on the development of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base at Stornoway.

Mr. Wiggin

We are improving the facilities at RAF Stornoway, which is a wartime forward operating base for NATO, in order to accommodate higher performance air defence aircraft. First contracts have been let for improvements to and extension of the runway, a new taxiway and aircraft dispersal locations.

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