Written question asked by Robert Walter (Conservative) on Friday, 20 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Housing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many properties at Blandford Camp were surveyed as part of the Service Family Accommodation Review commissioned by his Department; and into which housing category such properties fall.

Answer: The Service Family Accommodation (SFA) at Blandford was not included in the condition survey at this stage because there is a continuing project to upgrade all SFA at Blandford Garrison to Standard 1 for Condition. In 2007 the site was confirmed as a future tri-service base and work began to upgrade 138 family homes; the programme also includes the demolition and rebuilding of some 247 homes. The project will cost around £8.5 million. The aspiration is for all properties at Blandford to be at Standard 1 for Condition by 2015.In addition to this 120 new en-suite single living accommodation bed spaces were finished in 2005.

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