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Written question asked by Alex Sobel (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Monday, 13 November 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


RAF Fairford

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of development and upgrading of USAF Fairford will be; and who will bear that cost.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence is aware of the United States Air Force plans to relocate the RC-135 Rivet Joint Mission from RAF Mildenhall to RAF Fairford by 2023. The estimated cost of the relocation and associated infrastructure works that will be required at the base is $43 million, and these costs will fall to the United States.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112003
Session
2017-19
Related items
RAF Fairford
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Costs RAF Fairford
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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