HC Deb 30 November 1990 vol 181 cc548-9W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the total number of United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom;

(2) how many United States military personnel are at each base or facility operated by United States forces in the United Kingdom;

(3) what is the total number of United States military personnel based in each local authority area of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

There are approximately 26,000 United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom. The large majority are stationed at the following bases or facilities operated by United States forces. The local authority for each establishment is also shown.

Base/facility Local authority Number of personnel
RAF Alconbury Huntingdon 2,879
RAF Upwood Huntingdon 182
RAF Molesworth Huntingdon 18
RAF Barkway North Hertfordshire 8
RAF Upper Heyford Cherwell 4,146
RAF Barford St. John Cherwell 19
RAF Bicester Cherwell 34
RAF Fairford Cotswold 174
RAF Kemble Cotswold and North Wiltshire 19
RAF Little Rissington Cotswold 37
London London borough of Westminster 757
Ruislip London borough of Hillingdon 11
RAF Greenham Common Newbury 860
RAF Welford Newbury 133
RAF Lakenheath Forest Heath 4,208
RAF Feltwell Kings Lynn and West Norfolk 28
RAF Sculthorpe North Norfolk 13
Nocton Hall North Kesteven 12
RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge Suffolk Coastal 3,722
Martlesham Heath Ipswich 27
RAF Mildenhall Forest Heath 3,035
Spadeadam Carlisle 4
Mormond Hill Grampion Region 10
RAF St. Mawgan Restormel 231
RAF Chicksands Mid Bedfordshire 1,172
RAF Edzell Grampion Region 249
RAF Burtonwood Warrington 27
RAF Hythe New Forest 3
RAF Caerwent Monmouth 4
High Wycombe Air station Wycombe 138
RAF Uxbridge London borough of Hillingdon 214
Eastcote London borough of Hillingdon 70
Holyloch Strathclyde Region 1,942
Thurso Highland Region 562
RAF Machrihanish Dumfries and Galloway Region 71
Glen Douglas Strathclyde Region 21

The number of United States personnel at the RAF Brawdy facility is classified.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it can be any part of the duty of a member of the United States armed forces based in the United Kingdom to participate in an act that is contrary to British criminal or civil law.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

A member of the United States armed forces based in this country is subject to the requirements of British law in the same way as a member of Her Majesty's armed forces.