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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Housing (15 June 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the standard of housing for service personnel.

Asked by:
Angela Rayner (Labour)

Answer

The Ministry of Defence is committed to improving the quality of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) provided to our Service personnel. 88% of SFA currently meet or exceed the decent homes standard. If a property fails to meet the standard, it will either be upgraded or disposed of.

Since financial year 2010-11 investment in housing has resulted in:

The separate installation of some 12,000 kitchens, bathrooms, or central heating systems and the insulation of 16,692 lofts.


Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
27 June 2016

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