Question follow-through · 114758
Iran: RAF Fairford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a request from the United States Government to use RAF Fairford to conduct air strikes against Iran.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 32 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions · 20 Apr 2026
- RAF Fairford: Noise · 28 Aug 2026
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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
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a request from the United States Government to use RAF Fairford to conduct air strikes against Iran.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2026
Answer published
As the Prime Minister shared on 1 March 2026, the US requested permission to use British bases for specific and limited defensive purposes. The request was accepted to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region. Permissions to utilise UK military base...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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RAF Fairford: Noise
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