Air Force: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name and (b) rank is of the RAF Commander at (i) RAF Croughton, (ii) RAF Menwith Hill, (iii) RAF Fairford, (iv) RAF Molesworth, (v) RAF Feltwell, (vi) RAF Lakenheath, (vii) RAF Mildenhall, (viii) RAF Upwood, (ix) RAF Barford St John, (x) RAF Alconbury, (xi) RAF Wyton, (xii) RAF Digby, (xiii) RAF St Mawgan, (xiv) RAF Blenheim Crescent and (xv) RAF Welford; and how many RAF personnel are based at each. (303580)

The rank of the RAF Commander and the name and rank of the Station Commander, together with the number of RAF personnel based at the RAF bases in the table are as follows:

Base	Position	Name/rank	Number of RAF personnel
RAF Croughton	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	1
RAF Barford St. John
RAF Blenheim Crescent

RAF Menwith Hill	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	3

RAF Fairford	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	1
RAF Welford

RAF Alconbury	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	2
RAF Molesworth
RAF Upwood

RAF Lakenheath	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	1
RAF Feltwell

RAF Mildenhall	RAF Commander	Squadron Leader	5

RAF Wyton	Station Commander	Group Captain	850
RAF Brampton
RAF Henlow

RAF Digby	Station Commander	Group Captain	290

RAF St. Mawgan	Station Commander	Wing Commander	140

The names of the RAF Commanders have been withheld in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Volume 502: debated on Monday 7 December 2009