RAF Menwith Hill

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 22 July 2021.

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Photo of John Healey John Healey Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional agreements the Government has entered into in respect of the US Military’s use of RAF Menwith Hill, aside from the NATO Status of Forces Agreement of 1951; and whether those agreements govern the US’s use of the facilities at the base to support military operations overseas.

Photo of James Heappey James Heappey The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

The United States (US) military's use of RAF Menwith Hill is enabled through the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (1951), the Visiting Forces Act (1952) and UK/US Cost Sharing Agreement (1973).

Under these arrangements, at the consent of the UK Government, the United States has the use of certain bases in the United Kingdom. The services and facilities at these sites, including RAF Menwith Hill, are predominantly provided by the US Air Force; therefore the US are given the responsibility to operationally run these sites.

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