Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 107668

USA: Armed Forces

Tabled: 22 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department places any restrictions on the number of United States military forces that can be deployed to bases in Britain.

Answer

Al Carns

The UK does not place any restrictions regarding the numbers of US military forces in the UK. It is up to the US to determine the number of personnel it stations in the UK at any particular time. However, significant adjustments in the nature or scale of ...

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