§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of US Visiting Forces based in the UK; and where they are located. [31917]
§ Dr. ReidSome 13,500 members of the United States Visiting Forces are present in the UK. Numbers, which include both United States Service and civilian personnel at each site, are shown below:
Site Numbers at each site Abbey Wood 1 RAF Alconbury/Molesworth/Upwood 1,429 RAF Bentley Priory 2 Boscombe Down 1 RAF Bracknell 1 RAF Brampton 2 RAF Brize Norton 4 RAF Coltishall 1 RAF Cranwell 2 RAF Croughton 438 RAF Digby 12 RAF Daws Hill/Hythe/West Ruislip 600 Eastcote 80 RAF Fairford 193 RAF Farnborough 2 RAF Fylingdales 1 RAF High Wycombe 4 RAF Honington 2 RAF Lakenheath/RAF Feltwell 5,332 RAF Leuchars 3 Loudwater 6 RAF Lyneham 3 RAF Marham 1 RAF Menwith Hill 1,200 RAF Mildenhall 4,230 RAF Oakhanger 1 RAF Spadeadam 4 RAF Uxbridge 1 RAF Valley 1 RAF Waddington 1 Waterbeach 10 RAF Wittering 1 RAF Wyton 2 Ipswich 8 London 2