Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 39501

USA: Military Bases

Tabled: 19 March 2025

Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual rent paid by the United States is for the use of (a) RAF Mildenhall, (b) RAF Lakenheath, (c) Ascension Island, (d) Diego Garcia and (e) any other UK base in use by that country.

Answer

Luke Pollard

In accordance with the 1973 Cost Sharing Arrangement (CSA), the US is responsible for bearing the cost for the operational running of the bases it occupies such as utilities, as well as any development in support of its forces at those locations. There ar...

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