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Written question asked by Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Housing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, column 1219W, on armed forces: housing, how many units of substitute service accommodation there are in each region.
Answer

The following tables list the number and location of all substitute service family accommodation (SSFA) and substitute service single accommodation (SSSA).

SSFA
Location Number of properties
Aberdeen 2
Birmingham 109
Bath 22
Blackburn 5
Bradford 1
Bournemouth 29
Bolton 8
Brighton 4
Bromley 1
Bristol 13
Carlisle 4
Cambridge 20
Cardiff 13
Chester 7
Chelmsford 9
Colchester 2
Croydon 3
Canterbury 4
Coventry 24
Crewe 1
Dundee 3
Derby 2
Dumfries 2
Durham 5
Darlington 34
Doncaster 3
Dorchester 29
Dudley 2
London E 3
Exeter 26
Falkirk 11
Glasgow 8
Gloucester 10
Guildford 18
Harrow 17
Huddersfield 2
Harrogate 1
Hemel Hempstead 128
Hereford 96
Hull 9
Halifax 4
Ipswich 9
Kilmarnock 3
Kensington Upon Thames 5
Liverpool 18
Lancaster 14
Lanrindodd Wells 2
Leicester 7
Llandudno 12
Leeds 8
Luton 5
Manchester 4
Milton Keynes 10
London N 3
Newcastle 5
Nottingham 55
Newport 9
London NW 5
Oldham 4
Oxford 179
Paisley 2
Peterborough 3
Plymouth 94
Portsmouth 18
Preston 10
Reading 4
Redhill 1
Sheffield 11
Swansea 15
London SE 5
Stevenage 3
Stockport 7
Slough 21
Sutton 1
Swindon 24
Southampton 71
Salisbury 56
Sunderland 2
Southend on Sea 1
Stoke on Trent 4
London SW 12
Shrewsbury 6
Taunton 18
Berwick Upon Tweed 3
Tonbridge 6
Torquay 3
Truro 32
Middlesbrough 17
Twickenham 3
Uxbridge 4
London W 12
Warrington 4
Watford 3
Wakefield 1
Wigan 1
Worcester 5
Walsall 1
Wolverhampton 2
York 25
Shetland Islands 1
Total 1,563
SSSA
Location Number of properties
Aberdeen 17
Bath 169
Belfast 3
Berwick upon Tweed 2
Birmingham 271
Blackburn 6
Blackpool 60
Bolton 17
Bournemouth 9
Bradford 2
Brighton 19
Bristol 437
Bromley 7
Cambridge 45
Canterbury 31
Cardiff 52
Carlisle 24
Chelmsford 8
Chester 36
Colchester 132
Coventry 30
Crewe 3
Croydon 9
Darlington 87
Dartford 3
Derby 5
Doncaster 8
Dorchester 10
Dudley 2
Dumfries 3
Dundee 29
Durham 4
Edinburgh 69
Enfield 2
Exeter 36
Falkirk 24
Glasgow 235
Gloucester 39
Guildford 168
Halifax 2
Harrow 11
Harrogate 13
Hemel Hempstead 4
Hereford 146
Huddersfield 2
Hull 82
Ilford 6
Inverness 18
Ipswich 87
Kensington Upon Thames 16
Kilmarnock 39
Kirkcaldy 8
Kirkwall 3
Lancaster 151
Lanrindodd Wells 34
Leeds 35
Leicester 24
Lincoln 1
Liverpool 72
Llandudno 42
London E 214
London EC 10
London N 32
London NW 64
London SE 180
London SW 470
London W 72
London WC 1
Luton 17
Manchester 43
Medway 5
Middlesbrough 19
Milton Keynes 33
Motherwell 2
Newcastle 92
Newport 46
Northampton 1
Norwich 7
Nottingham 26
Oldham 3
Oxford 28
Paisley 7
Perth 14
Peterborough 9
Plymouth 31
Portsmouth 57
Preston 47
Reading 17
Redhill 10
Romford 6
Salisbury 122
Sheffield 38
Shrewsbury 7
Slough 23
Southampton 26
Southend On Sea 3
Stevenage 6
Stoke on Trent 13
Stockport 4
Sunderland 4
Sutton 2
Swansea 18
Swindon 86
Taunton 14
Telford 8
Tonbridge 47
Torquay 2
Truro 16
Twickenham 63
Uxbridge 1
Wakefield 15
Walsall 7
Warrington 23
Watford 5
Wigan 3
Wolverhampton 4
Worcester 7
York 61
Total 5,100

The SSFA/SSSA figures represent a snapshot of properties held. The total number of SSFA and SSSA held fluctuates from day to day as leases are terminated or taken on.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
498 c233-6W; 296194
Session
2008-09
Related items
Armed Forces: Housing
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Housing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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