§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what maximum authorised levels of(a) deployed RAF personnel and (b) deployed RAF combat aircraft are being requested of the Canadian authorities under the new multinational memorandum of understanding governing training activities at Canadian forces base, Goose bay, Labrador. [19745]
§ Mr. SoamesThe new memorandum of understanding concerning allied military activity at Goose bay specifies that an annual maximum of 18,000 training sorties, of which no more than 15,000 may be at low level, can be flown by all the allied users. The MOU does not specify a maximum level of deployed RAF personnel or deployed RAF combat aircraft and does not require the RAF to request such levels.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for Royal Air Force training deployments to United States marine corps air station Yuma, Arizona. [19637]
§ Mr. SoamesNo formal invitations have been received from the United States authorities for future RAF participation in exercises at Marine Corps air station, Yuma.