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Given that any necessary planning consents are received, Her Majesty's Government are content that the project go ahead.United States Air Force
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the number of personnel of the United States air force office of special investigations who are currently stationed in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : There are 73 people assigned to the United States air force office of special investigations in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what powers personnel of the United States air force office of special investigations stationed in the United Kingdom have to (i) question, and (ii) arrest British subjects.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The powers of questioning and arrest of United States military personnel in the United Kingdom are the same as those of an ordinary British citizen.
Electromagnetic Radiation
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what research his Department has carried out into the hazards of electromagnetic radiation on ordnance in the last five years ; (2) what research his Department is currently carrying out into the hazards of electromagnetic radiation on ordnance.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Within the research programme, ordnance components are tested against the hazards of electromagnetic radiation for safety reasons. It is not our policy, however, to give specific details of current research.
Cruise Missiles
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of policing (a) dispersal exercises in support of the ground- launched cruise missile deployment to the United Kingdom, (ii) RAF Greenham Common and (iii) RAF Molesworth for each year since 1981.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The policing of these exercises and locations has involved varying numbers of MOD police, several Home Department constabularies, and service personnel. Costing information regarding the various employments of these different groups on such duties is not kept in a way which enables an answer to be given.
Chemical Weapons
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's latest assessment of the capability of the Soviet Union to safely destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : We assess that the Soviet Union does not at present possess a capability for the large-scale safe destruction of chemical weapons. A draft Soviet state programme for CW destruction has recently been completed, apparently containing a number of alternative options for handling the destruction problem. A decision on the programme is awaited from the Supreme Soviet.
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Lanyard Exercises
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all exercises in the Lanyard series for the last five years, giving the exercise location, the numbers and types of aircraft involved, and the numbers of personnel involved.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Details of battalion size airborne exercises over the last five years in the United Kingdom are as follows :
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1985
January |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |8
March |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |16
April |Stanford TA |850 |8
June |Stanford TA |825 |8
July |Salisbury Plain TA |1,400 |16
September |Stanford TA |850 |8
October |Salisbury Plain TA |825 |8
November |Otterburn TA |1,600 |15
1986
February |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |15
April |Salisbury Plain TA |1,600 |15
June |Salisbury Plain TA |825 |6
July |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |16
October |Salisbury Plain TA |1,600 |16
November |Scotland |850 |16
1987
February |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |10
April |Stanford TA |825 |4
May |Otterburn TA |825 |17
June |Stanford TA |850 |15
July |Salisbury Plain TA |1,600 |15
September |Sennybridge TA |1,600 |15
November |Scotland |1,600 |15
1988
May |Salisbury Plain TA |825 |15
May |Otterburn TA |825 |15
July |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |15
October |Sennybridge TA |850 |15
November |Stanford TA |825 |15
1989
February |Salisbury Plain TA |825 |15
June |Stanford TA/Scotland|850 |15
July |Salisbury Plain TA |1,600 |15
October |Otterburn TA |1,600 |15
1990
April |Stanford TA/Scotland|850 |15
May |Salisbury Plain TA |850 |15
July |Stanford TA/Scotland|850 |15
Desert Uniforms
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all those countries to which former British Army desert uniforms have been exported in the last 10 years.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : It is not possible to identify separately sales of surplus desert uniforms over the last 10 years. However, a wide variety of surplus British Army clothing (with identifying insignia removed) has been sold to a number of countries during that period.
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Checkered Flag Exercises
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many days before the start of an exercise in the Checkered Flag series his Department is informed of the intention to hold such an exercise by United States authorities ; and if he will list the exercises in the Checkered Flag series that have been held at bases in the United Kingdom in the last five years.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : In June or July of each year, the United States air force seeks approval from the Ministry of Defence for Checkered Flag exercises planned to be held in the United Kingdom in the following United States fiscal year (which commences 1 October). The following exercises in the Checkered Flag series have been held at bases in the United Kingdom in the last five years :
1985
Coronet Buffalo
1986
Coronet Barracuda
Coronet Chinook
Volant Partner I
Coronet Miami
Coronet Patriot
Salty Bee 86
Coronet Papago
Coronet Comanche
Coronet MobileCoronet Crusader
1987
Coronet Delta
Volant Partner 87-II
Coronet Gemini
1988
Coronet King
Volant Scorpio
1989
Coronet Hoop
Coronet Pine I
Coronet Pine II
Coronet Diamond
Volant Gopher
Coronet PythonCoronet Venom
1990
Coronet Lariat
Nuclear Accident Exercises
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the nuclear weapon accident exercises held by his Department in the last five years.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : For each of the last five years, the number of nuclear weapon accident exercises held by the Ministry of Defence has been as follows :
|Number
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1986 |3
1987 |3
1988 |5
1989 |3
<1>1990 |3
<1> To date.
These figures do not include exercises arranged by units or establishments on a local basis.
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Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence under what conditions local government officials and Members of Parliament are allowed to observe nuclear weapon accident exercises.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : Exercises are conducted by the Ministry of Defence to test the effectiveness of arrangements for response in the extremely unlikely event of a nuclear weapons accident. Invitations to observers are limited to those directly involved in emergency response planning.
Chemicals
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been his Department's annual consumption of (a) 1.1.1 trichloroethane, (b) 1.1.2 trichlorotrifloroethane and (c) trichloroethylene for each of the last five years ; what is the latest estimate for consumption of these compounds for the current year ; to what purpose each of these compounds is put ; what substitutes for these compounds have been tested by his Department ; and what other similar chemicals are used by his Department.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : There is no central record of past consumption of (a) 1.1.1 trichloroethane, (b) 1.1.2 trichlorotrifloroethane or of past or current consumption of (c) trichloroethylene and this information cannot be provided without disproportionate time and effort. 1.1.1 trichloroethane, and 1.1.2 trichlorotrifloroethane are controlled substances under the Montreal protocol, and the usage of these substances is now being monitored. The current year's usage is estimated to be 120 and 570 tonnes respectively. Trichloroethylene is not included in the Montreal protocol. Each of the substances is a chlorinated solvent and is used for cleaning electronic components and assemblies, cleaning and drying precision parts and metal cleaning. The Department is currently investigating the use of aqueous and other solutions for these purposes. The only other similar chemical substance used by the Department is carbon tetrachloride which was added to the Montreal protocol as a controlled substance in June 1990.
Naval Satellite Communications
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the nature and purpose of the naval satellite communications project ; what is the annual cost of this project ; and from which subheads of which votes funds for this project are taken.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The purpose of naval satellite communications is to provide the Royal Navy with a secure, reliable, long-distance communications facility. The current annual cost to the Royal Navy of procuring and maintaining satellite communication equipment is approximately £10 million. Equipment is procured and supported against votes 2E and 2F.
Service Personnel (Illegal Acts)
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it can be any part of the duty of a member of Her Majesty's armed forces to participate in an act that is contrary to British criminal or civil law.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : A member of Her Majesty's armed forces who disobeys a lawful command may be
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charged with an offence under the Services Discipline Acts. To be lawful, a command must not be contrary to British or international law and must be related to military duty.Nevada Test Site
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many representations his Department received on 14 November regarding the presence of British protesters at the Nevada test site ;
(2) how long before the scheduled testing of a British nuclear weapon on 14 November his Department first received reports that there were British protesters at the test site.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The Ministry of Defence received a number of telephone calls on 14 November about the presence of British protesters at the Nevada test site. The United States authorities reported the presence of four protesters (three of whom were later confirmed to be British) at the site at about 17.45 GMT. The test was carried out at 19.17 GMT.
Multi-function Information Distribution System
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the multi-function information distribution system programme ; what is the proposed financial cost to Her Majesty's Government for each year of proposed involvement in the programme ; from which subheads of which votes funds for this project are to be taken ; what is the proposed date for start of full-scale development of MIDS ; and how many countries are involved in its development.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The United Kingdom is not participating in the multi-function information distribution system (MIDS) low-volume terminal (LVT) full-scale development programme. Five countries are involved in the MIDS LVT development ; Germany, Italy, Spain, France and the United States. Full-scale development is due to start in January 1992.
AWACS
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the first United Kingdom AWACS aircraft is expected to become operational.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The first United Kingdom AWACS aircraft will enter service in 1991.
Submarines
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the increased unit costs of the PWR2 following the reduced procurement of submarines under "Options for Change".
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : It is not our practice to comment on matters relating to the design of nuclear-powered submarines.
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the project definition study contracts for an SSN integrated communications system.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Project definition studies for a follow-on class of SSN and its associated systems have
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been deferred pending a decision on the way ahead for the project following my right hon. Friend's 25 July statement on "Options for Change".Ships (Acoustic Signatures)
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has carried out in the last 10 years into reducing the acoustic signatures of surface ships operated by his Department.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : We have a continuing research effort in this area, but it is not our policy to provide details of specific research programmes.
Service Personnel (Deaths)
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will allow relatives of service personnel who die in accidents to have access to the findings of the board of inquiry into the death.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : It is already the practice to provide the next of kin of service personnel who die in accidents which are the subject of a board of inquiry with an account of the board's findings.
RAF Aircraft
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a breakdown, for each type of Royal Air Force aircraft, of the number of (a) hours and (b) sorties flown in each year since 1979.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The number of hours and sorties flown by in- service RAF aircraft, including display aircraft, in each year since 1979 is shown in the table. The figures for flying hours exclude operational flying during Operation Corporate.
1980
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
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Andover |6,066 |3,849
Buccaneer |6,224 |4,381
Bulldog |37,425 |45,047
Canberra |21,251 |10,860
Chinook |11 |8
Chipmunk |22,900 |47,375
Devon |3,761 |3,241
Dominie |10,455 |4,569
Gazelle |9,965 |11,121
Harrier |15,411 |19,063
Hawk |32,349 |34,339
Hercules |35,624 |13,747
HS125 |2,048 |1,698
Hunter |15,084 |17,078
Hurricane |92 |136
Husky |252 |548
Jaguar |36,497 |31,401
Jet Provost |68,547 |72,703
Jetstream |4,115 |2,942
Lancaster |56 |69
Lightning |7,978 |9,413
Meteor |176 |252
Nimrod |17,248 |3,165
Pembroke |1,749 |1,174
Phantom |31,407 |22,381
Puma |11,663 |12,139
Sea King |6,473 |4,635
Sea Prince |2 |1
Shackleton |5,646 |1,032
Spitfire |128 |158
Tornado |135 |94
Vampire |61 |125
VC10 |14,953 |4,117
Victor |5,606 |1,628
Vulcan |19,431 |5,612
Wessex |25,523 |26,907
Whirlwind |7,578 |7,981
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |5,840 |3,426
Buccaneer |12,971 |8,841
Bulldog |38,327 |47,406
Canberra |18,583 |9,781
Chinook |2,580 |1,770
Chipmunk |20,709 |41,017
Devon |3,357 |2,804
Dominie |9,699 |4,580
Gazelle |10,944 |12,148
Harrier |15,426 |19,380
Hawk |38,500 |42,448
Hercules |32,279 |13,630
HS125 |1,902 |1,690
Hunter |8,819 |10,060
Hurricane |132 |161
Husky |215 |464
Jaguar |32,257 |27,907
Jet Provost |65,440 |69,629
Jetstream |4,769 |3,500
Lancaster |64 |71
Lightning |8,042 |9,445
Meteor |180 |237
Nimrod |15,753 |3,073
Pembroke |1,496 |1,102
Phantom |30,521 |23,284
Puma |13,544 |13,204
Sea King |6,569 |4,772
Shackleton |3,607 |668
Spitfire |117 |137
Tornado |2,623 |2,095
Vampire |65 |127
VC10 |10,792 |3,103
Victor |5,394 |1,688
Vulcan |14,802 |4,882
Wessex |24,018 |21,676
Whirlwind |4,109 |4,154
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,396 |3,887
Buccaneer |14,550 |10,298
Bulldog |36,436 |43,357
Canberra |12,426 |6,869
Chinook |5,875 |5,571
Chipmunk |23,734 |49,807
Devon |4,159 |3,319
Dominie |10,842 |5,117
Gazelle |11,054 |11,754
Harrier |14,945 |18,910
Hawk |41,603 |46,919
Hercules |32,849 |15,303
HS125 |1,860 |1,773
Hunter |7,295 |8,348
Hurricane |79 |105
Husky |259 |537
Jaguar |35,675 |30,978
Jet Provost |62,241 |66,757
Jetstream |4,231 |3,357
Lancaster |70 |84
Lightning |8,277 |10,406
Meteor |133 |195
Nimrod |16,620 |3,748
Pembroke |1,428 |1,044
Phantom |31,266 |24,122
Puma |14,736 |15,894
Sea King |7,025 |4,862
Shackleton |2,438 |503
Spitfire |103 |131
Tornado |8,377 |6,716
Vampire |77 |134
VC10 |12,747 |4,477
Victor |5,172 |2,672
Vulcan |5,186 |2,218
Wessex |26,488 |23,149
Whirlwind |153 |176
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,633 |4,059
BAE146 |474 |354
Buccaneer |13,494 |9,233
Bulldog |35,193 |43,336
Canberra |12,714 |6,795
Chinook |9,886 |4,619
Chipmunk |23,914 |50,921
Devon |4,212 |3,915
Dominie |9,752 |4,682
Gazelle |11,380 |11,929
Harrier |16,963 |20,293
Hawk |40,462 |46,378
Hercules |50,964 |16,026
HS125 |2,900 |2,323
Hunter |3,994 |4,419
Hurricane |97 |111
Husky |320 |708
Jaguar |39,309 |33,394
Jet Provost |52,750 |57,761
Jetstream |4,430 |3,073
Lancaster |75 |82
Lightning |8,048 |9,460
Meteor |99 |172
Nimrod |19,398 |3,558
Pembroke |1,941 |1,382
Phantom |33,589 |24,090
Puma |14,638 |16,216
Sea King |6,890 |4,226
Shackleton |2,279 |477
Spitfire |136 |142
Tornado |16,481 |11,818
Vampire |90 |160
VC10 |15,396 |4,035
Victor |5,971 |1,758
Vulcan |2,437 |864
Wessex |28,809 |26,813
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,835 |4,946
BAE146 |696 |578
Buccaneer |10,193 |6,910
Bulldog |36,355 |44,532
Canberra |13,547 |7,098
Chinook |9,746 |4,945
Chipmunk |25,560 |54,013
Devon |1,469 |1,343
Dominie |9,192 |4,429
Gazelle |12,472 |12,678
Harrier |17,165 |19,944
Hawk |39,174 |44,439
Hercules |46,531 |16,064
HS125 |5,308 |4,972
Hunter |1,915 |2,197
Hurricane |96 |105
Husky |377 |875
Jaguar |31,653 |27,424
Jet Provost |55,828 |60,984
Jetstream |4,688 |3,241
Lancaster |74 |87
Lightning |8,088 |10,033
Meteor |103 |179
Nimrod |19,248 |3,591
Pembroke |2,002 |1,414
Phantom |34,193 |24,500
Puma |15,235 |15,163
Sea King |8,075 |4,739
Shackleton |2,360 |473
Spitfire |124 |111
Tornado |27,104 |18,739
Tristar |1,950 |497
Vampire |90 |154
VC10 |16,317 |4,475
Victor |6,182 |1,824
Vulcan |641 |257
Wessex |29,313 |26,953
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,749 |4,902
BAE146 |132 |114
Buccaneer |8,289 |5,751
Bulldog |34,112 |41,711
Canberra |11,530 |6,421
Chinook |10,599 |6,258
Chipmunk |26,821 |57,430
Devon |71 |60
Dominie |9,139 |4,199
Gazelle |12,275 |12,410
Harrier |16,480 |20,321
Hawk |40,793 |45,366
Hercules |45,536 |17,412
HS125 |4,740 |4,818
Hunter |1,239 |1,384
Hurricane |108 |128
Husky |327 |774
Jaguar |21,364 |18,598
Jet Provost |52,824 |57,828
Jetstream |5,073 |3,467
Lancaster |79 |83
Lightning |7,585 |8,951
Meteor |98 |164
Nimrod |17,839 |3,362
Pembroke |1,852 |1,279
Phantom |32,809 |25,273
Puma |15,022 |16,121
Sea King |8,569 |5,121
Shackleton |2,159 |432
Spitfire |135 |138
Tornado |36,095 |25,331
Tristar |1,874 |426
Vampire |83 |148
VC10 |14,657 |4,346
Victor |5,310 |1,744
Vulcan |86 |54
Wessex |29,002 |28,048
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,016 |3,780
BAE146 |749 |501
Buccaneer |8,746 |5,963
Bulldog |38,981 |46,555
Canberra |11,867 |6,606
Chinook |12,479 |7,146
Chipmunk |26,810 |56,409
Devon |68 |76
Dominie |10,463 |4,841
Gazelle |12,195 |12,344
Harrier |18,909 |22,209
Hawk |42,776 |47,255
Hercules |45,933 |16,203
HS125 |4,765 |4,779
Hunter |1,671 |1,900
Hurricane |93 |85
Husky |160 |380
Jaguar |20,045 |17,015
Jet Provost |57,273 |62,439
Jetstream |4,978 |3,363
Lancaster |73 |64
Lightning |7,456 |8,993
Meteor |23 |40
Nimrod |20,341 |3,833
Pembroke |2,047 |1,381
Phantom |36,181 |25,580
Puma |15,613 |16,721
Sea King |9,434 |5,811
Shackleton |2,046 |486
Spitfire |138 |142
Tornado |47,548 |33,939
Tristar |5,291 |911
Vampire |25 |41
VC10 |16,783 |5,066
Victor |4,195 |1,382
Vulcan |48 |32
Wessex |28,771 |28,298
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,234 |3,651
BAE146 |1,150 |949
Buccaneer |8,717 |5,969
Bulldog |37,269 |46,131
Canberra |11,768 |6,650
Chinook |10,928 |6,308
Chipmunk |27,008 |56,758
Devon |84 |72
Dominie |11,223 |5,142
Gazelle |11,785 |12,066
Harrier |18,113 |21,757
Hawk |40,843 |44,390
Hercules |40,571 |15,604
HS125 |4,737 |4,951
Hunter |1,390 |1,627
Hurricane |58 |68
Husky |293 |675
Jaguar |18,638 |15,452
Jet Provost |54,194 |58,731
Jetstream |5,031 |3,529
Lancaster |47 |48
Lightning |5,768 |6,775
Meteor |40 |60
Nimrod |19,339 |3,589
Pembroke |727 |495
Phantom |30,122 |21,406
Puma |14,718 |15,551
Sea King |8,118 |5,372
Shackleton |2,122 |503
Spitfire |134 |126
Tornado |49,481 |35,235
Tristar |5,702 |1,172
VC10 |15,214 |4,845
Victor |3,002 |1,267
Vulcan |52 |43
Wessex |28,366 |28,170
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,736 |3,939
BAE146 |1,055 |975
Buccaneer |9,096 |5,849
Bulldog |37,375 |45,394
Canberra |12,716 |7,111
Chinook |11,175 |6,172
Chipmunk |29,521 |60,186
Devon |135 |104
Dominie |10,945 |5,097
Gazelle |12,261 |12,096
Harrier |18,068 |21,299
Hawk |41,207 |45,136
Hercules |46,522 |17,042
HS125 |5,876 |5,529
Hunter |1,221 |1,306
Hurricane |93 |112
Jaguar |18,987 |15,723
Jet Provost |49,039 |53,422
Jetstream |4,905 |3,486
Lancaster |64 |68
Lightning |1,362 |1,393
Meteor |24 |33
Nimrod |18,162 |3,500
Pembroke |496 |315
Phantom |29,149 |20,518
Puma |15,577 |15,907
Sea King |8,699 |5,820
Shackleton |2,315 |607
Spitfire |124 |138
Tornado |62,498 |43,411
Tristar |6,481 |1,269
Tucano |156 |144
VC10 |16,517 |5,097
Victor |3,498 |1,175
Vulcan |71 |51
Wessex |30,166 |29,318
Aircraft type |Hours |Flights
Andover |6,304 |3,751
BAE146 |1,117 |1,019
Buccaneer |8,509 |5,549
Bulldog |37,698 |45,173
Canberra |12,342 |6,930
Chinook |10,114 |5,766
Chipmunk |27,149 |57,377
Devon |63 |50
Dominie |9,842 |4,719
Gazelle |11,110 |11,131
Harrier |17,783 |20,171
Hawk |38,386 |43,122
Hercules |44,127 |17,534
HS125 |5,526 |5,192
Hunter |997 |1,129
Hurricane |82 |85
Jaguar |15,142 |12,158
Jet Provost |46,345 |49,889
Jetstream |4,734 |3,212
Nimrod |18,170 |3,521
Pembroke |593 |371
Phantom |25,011 |17,639
Sea King |9,015 |6,185
Shackleton |2,078 |652
Spitfire |116 |99
Tornado |68,592 |47,644
Tristar |7,554 |1,511
Tucano |1,107 |1,254
VC10 |13,678 |4,036
Victor |3,213 |1,072
Vulcan |71 |69
Wessex |29,672 |29,194
Oil Pollution
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessments have been made of the pollution of ground water by aviation fuel in and around airfields operated by his Department and bases operated by United States forces.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : Boreholes and drainage outfalls from military airfields, including those made available to the United States air force, are monitored by the Property Services Agency, and the National Rivers Authority as
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appropriate, to ensure compliance with European Community water quality criteria, the Control of Pollution Act 1974, and the Water Act 1989.US Forces
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the total number of United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom ;
(2) how many United States military personnel are at each base or facility operated by United States forces in the United Kingdom ; (3) what is the total number of United States military personnel based in each local authority area of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : There are approximately 26,000 United States military personnel based in the United Kingdom. The large majority are stationed at the following bases or facilities operated by United States forces. The local authority for each establishment is also shown.
Base/facility |Local authority |Number of
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RAF Alconbury |Huntingdon |2,879
RAF Upwood |Huntingdon |182
RAF Molesworth |Huntingdon |18
RAF Barkway |North Hertfordshire |8
RAF Upper Heyford |Cherwell |4,146
RAF Barford St. John |Cherwell |19
RAF Bicester |Cherwell |34
RAF Fairford |Cotswold |174
RAF Kemble
North Wiltshire |19
RAF Little Rissington |Cotswold |37
London |London borough of Westminster|757
Ruislip |London borough of Hillingdon |11
RAF Greenham Common |Newbury |860
RAF Welford |Newbury |133
RAF Lakenheath |Forest Heath |4,208
RAF Feltwell
West Norfolk |28
RAF Sculthorpe |North Norfolk |13
Nocton Hall |North Kesteven |12
RAF Woodbridge |Suffolk Coastal |3,722
Martlesham Heath |Ipswich |27
RAF Mildenhall |Forest Heath |3,035
Spadeadam |Carlisle |4
Mormond Hill |Grampion Region |10
RAF St. Mawgan |Restormel |231
RAF Chicksands |Mid Bedfordshire |1,172
RAF Edzell |Grampion Region |249
RAF Burtonwood |Warrington |27
RAF Hythe |New Forest |3
RAF Caerwent |Monmouth |4
High Wycombe Air station |Wycombe |138
RAF Uxbridge |London borough of Hillingdon |214
Eastcote |London borough of Hillingdon |70
Holyloch |Strathclyde Region |1,942
Thurso |Highland Region |562
RAF Machrihanish |Dumfries and Galloway Region |71
Glen Douglas |Strathclyde Region |21
The number of United States personnel at the RAF Brawdy facility is classified.
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Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it can be any part of the duty of a member of the United States armed forces based in the United Kingdom to participate in an act that is contrary to British criminal or civil law.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : A member of the United States armed forces based in this country is subject to the requirements of British law in the same way as a member of Her Majesty's armed forces.
Training Committee
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the membership of the Standing Committee on Force Training.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The Standing Committee on Force Training (SCOFT) is an internal MOD police committee charged with the continuing review of all aspects of MOD police training. It is chaired by the deputy chief constable MDP, with the following members :
Assistant chief constable (Scotland)
Assistant chief constable (inspectorate/firearms)
Assistant chief constable (personnel and training)
Commandant, MOD police training school
Divisional commander, G division, MDP
Detective chief superintendent CID
Chief superintendent (personnel and training) MDPHQ
Superintendent (operations) MDPHQ
Superintendent (information technology/inf) MDPHQ
Senior police officer, MOD police, Farnborough
A representative of the Defence Police Federation
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