Grant Shapps – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grant Shapps on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on armed forces and civilian staff of the planned sale of RAF Henlow.

Mark Lancaster

Military personnel currently based at RAF Henlow will be relocated with their unit, the details of this relocation will be made clear later this year.

Civilian staff will be expected to honour the mobility obligations if their post is being relocated. Where an individual’s post is being relocated outside the scope of their personal mobility obligation they will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental policy and processes.

Trade Unions have been consulted and detailed discussions regarding civilian staff will take place well in advance of any closure.