USA: Military Bases
Commons · Question 113029 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jeremy Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the local economic benefits to the United Kingdom of the United States military bases in Britain.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 26 Feb 2026
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not formally evaluated the economic benefit to the UK of the United States Visiting Forces (USVF) and therefore a verified financial estimate is not available. The continued presence of United States military forces in th...