To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of policing at the recent demonstration at RAF Menwith Hill on 7 October; and who paid for the cost of the policing. (103126)

The cost of policing at the recent demonstration at RAF Menwith Hill on 7 October totalled £11,786.52. In accordance with the 1989 memorandum of understanding between the United Kingdom and the United States Governments, the United States Government paid for the police officers stationed full-time at Menwith Hill, the cost of which was £2,526.88. The MOD paid for officers deployed for the demonstration from the divisional support group and operational support units, the cost of which was £9,259.64.