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registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many airbases in the UK have been closed since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL9858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2018 answer text <p>Four stations have ceased to operate as airbases since 2010. However, they continue to be operational as part of the Defence estate and two still have active runways.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/08/2018 11:59:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

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registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what ground-based air defence systems there are at RAF military airfields.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>A Short Range Air Defence capability is currently deployed at Mount Pleasant Airfield in the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/05/2018 15:06:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

513991

registered interest
date	19/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on running costs for RAF (a) Menwith Hill, (b) Lakenheath and (c) Croughton in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	34618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The running costs for the Royal Air Force are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>£ Million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Menwith Hill</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lakenheath</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croughton</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The United States Visiting Forces reimburse the Royal Air Force for the vast majority of these expenses, with minor exceptions including travel and subsistence costs.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/04/2016 15:53:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

347307

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF bases in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland are (i) operational and (ii) in caretaker status.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>For the purposes of answering this question I have taken operational base to be any RAF base that supports frontline operations, such as main operating bases and training establishments. There are 27 operational RAF bases in England: included in this are two RAF-named units operated by other Front Line Commands, and the tri-service technical training bases. There is one RAF base in Scotland and none in Northern Ireland. There are two RAF bases in Wales, which includes a technical training base. These figures do not include minor RAF units; RAF-operated diversionary airfields at Army units; sites operated by the United States Visiting Forces; sites only used by University Air Squadrons, Air Experience Flights, and Volunteer Glider Squadrons; Force Development Training Centres; Air Weapon Ranges; or remote radar and radio sites. There is one former RAF base in the UK that is in caretaker status, which is in England.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/06/2015 12:26:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

169793

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when 617 Squadron will move to Marine Corp Air Squadron Beaufort; how long that squadron will be stationed there; how many personnel will be based there; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that move.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	218358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>617 Squadron is not due to move to Marine Corp Air Squadron (MCAS) Beaufort. 617 Squadron disbanded as a Tornado GR4 squadron on 1 April 2014 and is due to re-form as the UK's first operational Lightning II squadron, in 2016, from UK Lightning Force personnel who will already be based at MCAS Beaufort.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:27:45 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

79161

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 6 May (WA 319), how many non-operational airfields not capable of supporting fixed-wing military aircraft are owned by the Royal Air Force.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>It is the MOD rather than the single services who own airfields. The RAF does not use any non-operational airfields, which are not capable of supporting military fixed wing aircraft. For the purposes of answering this question, volunteer gliders have been included as fixed military wing aircraft.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 11:23:06 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

58071

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what current RAF airfields have (a) standard airfield concrete runways and (b) asphaltic concrete runways.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>There are no RAF airfields that have a concrete only runway. <br>The following RAF airfields have a asphaltic/concrete runway:<br><br>RAF Benson (Joint Helicopter Command Base)<br>RAF College Cranwell<br>RAF Coningsby<br>RAF Leeming<br>RAF Leuchars<br>RAF Lossiemouth<br>RAF Marham<br>RAF Odiham (Joint Helicopter Command Base)<br>RAF Scampton<br>RAF Shawbury<br>RAF Waddington<br>RAF Valley</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/06/2014 16:21:47 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson