Question follow-through · 91716
Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out whether any military bases within the UK are being used for non-military purposes.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 8 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
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out whether any military bases within the UK are being used for non-military purposes.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2025
Answer published
Currently, three military bases have been made available to the Home Office to support their efforts in providing accommodation for asylum seekers.In addition, the Ministry of Defence permits third parties to use its bases for activities, provided these a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Armed Forces Day: Somerset
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 2026 Somerset Armed Forces Day's application for funding has been logged on his Department's systems.
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Wildcat Helicopters
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) alternative operational roles, including as an airborne command and control platform coordinating uncrewed systems, (b) transferring airframe
Wildcat Helicopters
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for Army Air Corps Wildcat AH1 airframes following their withdrawal from service from 2027, including whether any will be retained as a source of certified spares for the Royal Navy