Military Construction

Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the NATO-funded military construction projects that will be in construction for United States forces at bases in the United Kingdom in the fiscal year 1991;(2) if he will list the NATO-funded military construction projects that will be in construction for United States forces at bases in the United Kingdom in the fiscal year 1990.

Mr. Archie Hamilton
It is not the practice to publish information of this kind.

Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the United States military construction projects in the United Kingdom for which funding was requested in fiscal years (a) 1988, (b) 1989 and (c) 1990 that (i) were given funding approval by the United States Congress, (ii) were approved for construction by Her Majesty's Government, (iii) have started construction and (iv) have had construction halted.

Mr. Archie Hamilton
I understand that Congress has granted funding approval for the following United States military construction projects in the following fiscal years.

1988RAF AlconburyChemical weapons protectionSquadron operations facilityInstallation of a fire support system*RAF BentwatersConsolidated support centre*Alteration to unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing*Digital European backbone (DEB)RAF Chicksands(DEB) telephone exchange*CroughtonImprovements to water storage system*RAF EdzellSecurity Gatehouse*RAF LakenheathBase operations facility*Combat arms range*Control tower*RAF WelfordBase ground defence igloo*RAF WethersfieldDEB telephone exchange1989RAF BentwatersRecreation centre*Security Police operations facility*Sound suppressor support*RAF FeltwellPassive defence equipment store*RAF LakenheathDEB communications building*Construct unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing*Semi-hardened communications facility*RAF MachrihanishBachelor enlisted quarters*RAF MildenhallChild development centre*Alter/add to water storage*Alter/add to operations facility*RAF Upper HeyfordAlter/add to vehicle maintenance facility*RAF WelfordFire station*Munitions igloos*1990RAF AlconburyMunitions storageRAF Barford St. JohnPhysical protection*RAF BentwatersAdd/alter fire stationAdd/alter munitions storageAdd/alter flight simulator facilityBovingdonSite Security*Christmas CommonSite Security*RAF EdzellOperations building annexRAF FairfordDEB telephone exchangeRAF MachrihanishOperations facilityRAF MildenhallUpgrade sewage treatment plant*RAF Upper HeyfordAlter munitions storageDepartment of Defence schoolsBicester Elementary SchoolUpwood Elementary School

Those projects indicated thus (* ) are known to have started construction. All projects under construction have been approved by Her Majesty's Government. Such approval is a matter for discussion between the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. In no cases where construction has started has it been halted.

Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the United States military construction projects in the United Kingdom for which funding approval was given in fiscal year 1991, giving for each project its location, the nature of facilities to be constructed, and stating for each project whether Her Majesty's Government have given approval for that project being carried out.

Mr. Archie Hamilton
The only United States military construction project which is listed against the United Kingdom, in those projects approved by Congress for fiscal year 1991, is for water storage at Menwith Hill.  Given that any necessary planning consents are received, Her Majesty's Government are content that the project go ahead.