Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 45170
USA: Military Bases
Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to Local National Direct Hire staff members who have been dismissed or placed on furlough from their positions at US Air Force bases.
Answer
Al CarnsIndividuals hired under the US Local National Direct Hire programme are not employees of the Ministry of Defence and therefore receive no support from the Department if dismissed or displaced on furlough.