HC Deb 11 June 1986 vol 99 c238W
83. Sir Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for United States—United Kingdom relations of the number of British jobs sustained by the presence of United States bases in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Eggar

We welcome the presence of the United States forces in this country—not only for the estimated 30,000 British jobs they directly, or indirectly, create but also, as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence made clear on 13 May, for the great contribution they make through the NATO Alliance to the defence of this country.

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