§ Mr. HaynesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future use of Royal Air Force Molesworth.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo firm decisions have yet been taken on the future use of RAF Molesworth, but it is envisaged that it will continue to be made available to the United States authorities for military use. There is no prospect of converting the base to an operational flying role; although RAF Molesworth was a wartime bomber base, no runways now remain there. The site remains open to Soviet inspection under the terms of the INF treaty until June 2001.