§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom; how many United States military personnel are at each base or facility operated by the United States forces in the United Kingdom; what is the total number of United States military personnel based in each local authority area in the United Kingdom; and what are the corresponding figures for November 1990.
§ Mr. HanleyThere are currently 15,954 United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom at the following locations. The breakdown, as of March 1994 and November 1990, is as follows:
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Location County Numbers March 1994 November 1990 RAF Feltwell Norfolk 62 62 RAF Fylingdales North Yorkshire 1 1 Glen Douglas Strathclyde 0 19 RAF Greenham Common Berkshire 0 2,000 Holy Loch Strathclyde 0 2,100 RAF Hythe Hampshire 2 2 RAF Kemble Gloucestershire 0 19 RAF Lakenheath2 Suffolk 4,288 4,688 RAF Machrihanish Strathclyde 74 104 Menwith Hill Station North Yorkshire 360 360 RAF Mildenhall Suffolk 3,033 2,650 RAF Molesworth Cambridgeshire 423 16 RAF Nocton Hall Lincolnshire 12 12 RAF Oakhanger Hampshire 275 275 RAF Sculthorpe Norfolk 0 0 RAF Spadeadam Cumbria 5 4 RAF St. Mawgan Cornwall 100 60 RAF Thurso Highland 0 330 RAF Upper Heyford3 Oxfordshire 1,194 4,500 RAF Upwood Cambridgeshire 175 181 RAF Uxbridge London borough of Hillingdom 100 100 RAF Wethersfield Essex 0 290 1 Includes personnel at Dunstable, Eastcote, Hayes, Central London and West Ruislip. 2 Includes RAF Feltwell and RAF Sculthorpe. 3 Includes RAF Bicester (currently 0), RAF Little Rissington (currently 31) and RAF Welford (currently 37).