Question follow-through · 124383
RAF Fairford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of allowing US strikes on Iran from RAF Fairford to local communities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 22 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
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of allowing US strikes on Iran from RAF Fairford to local communities.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Apr 2026
Answer published
The UK has a well-established system for assessing and reviewing the implications of giving permissions for the use of UK bases by allies.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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