Question follow-through · 681
RAF Halton: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the proposed closure of RAF Halton.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 18 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the proposed closure of RAF Halton.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jul 2024
Answer published
There is no planned review of the proposed closure of RAF Halton. Defence continues to work towards the planned closure of RAF Halton, which forms part of a major investment project in RAF Cranwell to enhance the initial Air training capability.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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