Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 113029

USA: Military Bases

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the local economic benefits to the United Kingdom of the United States military bases in Britain.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not formally evaluated the economic benefit to the UK of the United States Visiting Forces (USVF) and therefore a verified financial estimate is not available. The continued presence of United States military forces in th...

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