§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 2 March 1998, Official Report, column 490, how many of his Department's personnel are based at (i) Abbey Wood, (ii) RAF Alconbury, Molesworth and Upwood, (iii) RAF Bentley Priory, (iv) Boscombe Down, (v) RAF Bracknell, (vi) RAF Brampton, (vii) RAF Brize Norton, (viii) RAF Coltishall, (ix) RAF Cranwell,722W (x) RAF Croughton, (xi) RAF Digby, (xii) RAF Daws Hill, Hythe and West Ruislip, (xiii) Eastcote, (xiv) RAF Fairford, (xv) RAF Farnborough, (xvi) RAF Fylingdales, (xvii) RAF High Wycombe, (xviii) RAF Honnington, (xix) RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell, (xx) RAF Leuchars, (xxi) Landwater, (xxii) RAF Lyneham, (xxiii) RAF Morham, (xxiv) RAF Menwith Hill, (xxv) RAF Mildenhall, (xxvi) RAF Oakhanger, (xxvii) RAF Spadeadam, (xxviii) RAF Uxbridge, (xxix) RAF Valley, (xxx) RAF Waddington, (xxxi) Waterbeach, (xxxii) RAF Wittering, (xxxiii) RAF Wyton, (xxxiv) Ipswich and (xxxv) London. [33574]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 9 March 1998]: The numbers of MoD Personnel based at the requested locations are given in the table. Data are at 1 February 1998.
All MoD personnel within London and other selected locations as at 1 February 1998 Number Abbey Wood 4,324 RAF Alconbury, Molesworth and Upwood 32 RAF Bentley Priority1 440 RAF Boscombe Down 907 RAF Bracknell 351 RAF Brampton 1,520 RAF Brize Norton 3,497 RAF Coltishall 1,571 RAF Cranwell 2,048 RAF Croughton 13 RAF Digby 892 RAF Daws Hill, Hythe and West Ruislip 174 Eastcote1 8 RAF Fairford 11 RAF Farnborough 1,734 RAF Fylingdales 155 RAF High Wycombe 2,041 RAF Honnington 1,389 RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell 50 RAF Leuchars 1,656 Landwater1 RAF Lyneham 2,874 RAF Marham 2,000 RAF Menwith Hill 25 RAF Mildenhall 37 RAF Oakhanger 218 RAF Spadeadam 124 RAF Uxbridge1 794 RAF Valley 516 RAF Waddington 2,487 Waterbeach 181 RAF Wittering 1,776 RAF Wyton 2,522 Ipswich 1,330 London 17,139 Total 54,836 1Personnel within these areas, although within London, are not counted within the London total, to avoid double counting. 2Further to my answer to the hon. Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker), 2 March 1998, Official Report, column 490, I regret that Landwater was erroneously typed as Loudwater.