Question follow-through · 44636
USA: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether United States Visiting Forces have suspended the Local National Direct Hire programme on US Air Force bases in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 7 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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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
7 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether United States Visiting Forces have suspended the Local National Direct Hire programme on US Air Force bases in the UK.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Local National Direct Hire programme is owned by the US Air Force.We are aware of a “hiring freeze” to the Local National Direct Hire programme but have not seen anything issued formally.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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USA: Military Bases
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Local National Direct Hire staff members have been (a) dismissed and (b) placed on furlough in US Air Force bases in the UK this year.
USA: Military Bases
8 Apr 2025 · 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.
Military Bases: Security
25 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is reviewing the security arrangements at (a) RAF Lakenheath, (b) RAF Mildenhall and (c) other domestic military bases, in the context of the attack on RAF Brize Norton.
Military Decorations
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a medal for servicemen and women who leave the armed forces before becoming eligible for medals under existing schemes.
Army: Premier League
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the British Army has spent on sponsorship of Premier League Football in 2025-26 financial year.
Ukraine: Military Aid
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to ensure that UK military aid is delivered rapidly and without restrictive conditions that limit Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and deter future attacks.