§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the US Government's contribution to the central fund on Ascension. [79401]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe US Government do not contribute to any central fund on Ascension. The Base on Ascension was built by the US Air Force during the Second World War and is provided free from rent and charges under the terms of the Agreement between the UK and US Governments Concerning the Extension of the Bahamas Long Range Proving Ground by the Establishment of Additional Sites in Ascension Island signed in 1956, as amended.