HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 cc451-2W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide for the most recent date for which he has information (a) the strength of forces stationed at RAF Greenham common, (b) the acreage of the base and (c) the annual budget.

Mr. Stanley

Some 2,000 USAF service personnel are currently stationed at RAF Greenham common. There are also approximately 300 Ministry of Defence personnel at the base comprising both RAF personnel and MOD police.

The base occupies approximately 1,100 acres and the annual cost to the United Kingdom is about £6 million.

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