Menwith Hill (Hansard, 12 May 2000)

§ Mr. Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) US military, (b) US civilian, (c) UK military and (d) UK civilian personnel work at Menwith Hill Station. [121780]

§ Mr. Spellar
As at 26 April 2000, at RAF Menwith Hill there were 415 US military, 989 US civilian, five UK military and 392 UK civilian personnel (excluding GCHQ staff). I am withholding the numbers of GCHQ staff under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

§ Mr. Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the planned numbers of US military personnel at Menwith Hill Station will be in(a) 2000, (b) 2003 and (c) 2005. [121783]

§ Mr. Spellar
As at 26 April 2000, there were 415 US military personnel at RAF Menwith Hill. This number is not expected to change significantly in the foreseeable future.