§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the purpose of the Forest Moor Royal Naval Communications Base; and how many(a) UK and (b) US personnel work there. [124209]
§ Mr. SpellarHMS Forest Moor, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is part of the Defence Communication Services Agency. Staffed by both UK military and civilian personnel, HMS Forest Moor is the headquarters of the radio services grouping within the Agency which provides Very Low, Low and High Frequency radio communication services for the British Military and NATO. It has an establishment of 84 UK personnel; no US staff are employed at HMS Forest Moor.