RAF Finningley runway protection

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Wai Ming Yau
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Dear Ministry of Defence,

During the sale of RAF Finningley, now Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Peel Holdings, is there an existence of an agreement whereby the extra long runway would be protected for use by the United States for their B-52 bombers should a national or global emergency arise and is there anything which prevents this clause being activated now given the potential permanent closure of the airport?
I am seeking the existence of any clauses which prevent the destruction of the runway.

Yours faithfully,

Wai Ming Yau

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DIO Sec-Parli (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

Good Afternoon

Your request has been logged under our reference 2023/15314  and the
target date for response is 26/01/2023.

Yours sincerely

DIO Secretariat

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DIO Sec-Parli (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

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Good afternoon,

Please see attached response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

Kind regards

DIO Secretariat

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