To ask the Secretary of State for Defence
(1) what requirements NATO places on the location of Quick Reaction Alert I assets within the UK under the UK's responsibilities for NATO Air Policing Area One;
(2) whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) his officials have (i) met and (ii) consulted NATO on (A) his proposed basing review and (B) the proposed relocation of the Typhoon force from RAF Leuchars to RAF Lossiemouth.
We declare to NATO our available air policing assets and details of their locations. NATO places no requirement on the UK to locate these assets in specific locations.
There have been no formal discussions with NATO about the ongoing basing review or the move of the Typhoon force from RAF Leuchars to RAF Lossiemouth. Any changes to the location of our declared air policing assets will be communicated to NATO commanders through the mechanisms already in place.
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