asked the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations have taken place between the British and United States Governments on the provision, basing support or training facilities in Britain for the United States Marine Corps: and if he will make a statement.

There are no permanent United States Marine Corps facilities in the United Kingdom in peacetime, although a number of United States Marine Corps personnel serve here at existing United States facilities. United States Marine Corps personnel occasionally participate with the United Kingdom services in training excercises. As to wartime reinforcement planning, it has never been our practice to give details of the arrangements.