To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the decision was taken to give permission to the US Administration to use Menwith Hill in the Missile Defense system; who took the decision; and what (a) formal agreement and (b) memorandum of understanding was produced. (172359)

The Government’s agreement to missile warning data being routed through RAF Menwith Hill for use in the US missile defence system was given in an exchange of classified letters between the US Defense Secretary (dated 29 June 2007) and the UK Secretary of State for Defence (dated 17 July 2007).