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USA: Military Bases

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

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department was first informed of proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

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MOD Bicester: Asylum

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any service personnel, MoD staff or MoD contractors have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with respect to proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.

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MOD Bicester: Asylum

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in preparation for using it as an asylum centre.

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MOD Bicester: Asylum

7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on Service Personnel, their families and Defence activity at the site.

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MOD Bicester

13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date notice was served by his Department on the current occupants and users of the proposed asylum accommodation site at MoD Bicester.