Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 120249

USA: Military Bases

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

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Question

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his statement of 9 March 2026, Official Report, Column 76, on Middle East: Defence, which referred to the use of UK bases by United States forces for defensive purposes being spelled out in the

Answer

Al Carns

As announced by the Prime Minister on 1 March 2026, the Government agreed to a US request to use British bases for specific and limited defensive purposes. A summary of the Government’s legal position associated with this authorisation was published at th...

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