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Written question asked by Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Thursday, 12 November 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 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 234W, on armed forces: housing, what cost was incurred in each region.
Answer

The following tables list the location, number and total monthly rent of all Substitute Service Family Accommodation and Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties.

Substitute service family accommodation
Location Number of properties Total monthly rent (£)
Aberdeen 2 2,900.00
Birmingham 109 118,327.09
Bath 22 36,420.40
Blackburn 5 2,881.30
Bradford 1 1,200.00
Bournemouth 29 32,346.42
Bolton 8 5,770.00
Brighton 4 6,156.00
Bromley 1 2,605.00
Bristol 13 13,781.55
Carlisle 4 2,870.00
Cambridge 20 22,606.50
Cardiff 13 12,031.63
Chester 7 6,148.20
Chelmsford 9 10,542.40
Colchester 2 1,630.00
Croydon 3 2,735.00
Canterbury 4 3,825.00
Coventry 24 20,551.36
Crewe 1 2,250.00
Dundee 3 3,341.55
Derby 2 1,470.00
Dumfries 2 1,975.00
Durham 5 3,335.00
Darlington 34 24,386.99
Doncaster 3 2,156.65
Dorchester 29 28,468.93
Dudley 2 3,395.00
London E 3 5,965.41
Exeter 26 22,440.98
Falkirk 11 11,307.20
Glasgow 8 9,285.00
Gloucester 10 10,429.19
Guildford 18 25,722.87
Harrow 17 35,389.12
Huddersfield 2 1,328.55
Harrogate 1 1,195.00
Hemel Hempstead 128 246,264.94
Hereford 96 74,163.56
Hull 9 7,909.18
Halifax 4 3,150.00
Ipswich 9 8,841.15
Kilmarnock 3 2,925.00
Kensington upon Thames 5 14,115.00
Liverpool 18 18,145.00
Lancaster 14 10,404.36
Lanrindodd Wells 2 1,330.00
Leicester 7 6,370.00
Llandudno 12 9,615.15
Leeds 8 7,410.00
Luton 5 7,531.80
Manchester 4 3,510.00
Milton Keynes 10 11,009.70
London N 3 5,658.33
Newcastle 5 5,656.50
Nottingham 55 41,133.83
Newport 9 8,107.00
London NW 5 10,493.16
Oldham 4 3,070.00
Oxford 179 211,953.44
Paisley 2 1,588.75
Peterborough 3 4,825.00
Plymouth 94 72,626.78
Portsmouth 18 24,922.00
Preston 10 7,190.70
Reading 4 5,900.00
Redhill 1 1,425.00
Sheffield 11 9,245.00
Swansea 15 11,119.55
London SE 5 10,726.67
Stevenage 3 4,745.00
Stockport 7 6,155.41
Slough 21 50,167.83
Sutton 1 3,225.00
Swindon 24 24,187.80
Southampton 71 70,741.11
Salisbury 56 78,263.49
Sunderland 2 1,628.70
Southend on Sea 1 875.00
Stock on Trent 4 3,025.00
London SW 12 34,816.24
Shrewsbury 6 7,218.00
Taunton 18 14,791.10
Berwick upon Tweed 3 1,820.00
Tonbridge 6 10,800.75
Torquay 3 3,220.00
Truro 32 29,435.89
Middlesbrough 17 15,753.45
Twickenham 3 7,409.45
Uxbridge 4 8,125.00
London W 12 34,093.30
Warrington 4 3,065.75
Watford 3 6,150.00
Wakefield 1 853.00
Wigan 1 800.00
Worcester 5 6,270.00
Walsall 1 1,063.70
Wolverhampton 2 2,370.00
York 25 21,445.50
Shetland Islands 1 1,150.00
Total 1,563 1,821,172.31
Substitute service single accommodation
Location Number of properties Total monthly rent (£)
Aberdeen 17 10,022.25
Bath 169 121,030.79
Belfast 3 1,595.00
Berwick upon Tweed 2 1,070.00
Birmingham 271 185,421.87
Blackburn 6 3,615.00
Blackpool 60 38,020.12
Bolton 17 8,336.06
Bournemouth 9 6,345.00
Bradford 2 1,165.00
Brighton 19 14,254.25
Bristol 437 295,682.26
Bromley 7 7,212.75
Cambridge 45 29,211.04
Canterbury 31 20,398.47
Cardiff 52 31,270.55
Carlisle 24 11,224.86
Chelmsford 8 5,515.62
Chester 36 24,177.16
Colchester 132 60,325.87
Coventry 30 17,731.21
Crewe 3 1,640.00
Croydon 9 6,521.08
Darlington 87 45,301.61
Dartford 3 2,966.05
Derby 5 3,305.00
Doncaster 8 4,144.68
Dorchester 10 6,442.25
Dudley 2 1,529.90
Dumfries 3 1,525.00
Dundee 29 17,337.51
Durham 4 2,350.00
Edinburgh 69 44,926.28
Enfield 2 2,000.00
Exeter 36 20,815.76
Falkirk 24 12,645.55
Glasgow 235 144,580.99
Gloucester 39 26,610.42
Guildford 168 123,113.84
Halifax 2 1,147.00
Harrow 11 8,208.95
Harrrogate 13 7,802.12
Hemel Hempstead 4 2,896.12
Hereford 146 91,118.16
Huddersfield 2 1,052.33
Hull 82 39,146.00
Ilford 6 4,948.21
Inverness 18 9,184.99
Ipswich 87 41,721.34
Kensington upon Thames 16 15,998.97
Kilmarnock 39 21,400.98
Kirkcaldy 8 4,710.45
Kirkwall 3 1,478.59
Lancaster 151 72,118.04
Lanrindodd Wells 34 16,896.87
Leeds 35 20,253.45
Leicester 24 17,165.98
Lincoln 1 527.50
Liverpool 72 42,547.89
Llandudno 42 23,756.42
London E 214 219,114.09
London EC 10 9,767.08
London N 32 31,521.49
London NW 64 76,611.62
London SE 180 202,879.37
London SW 470 563,050.99
London W 72 83,211.80
London WC 1 1,516.67
Luton 17 10,190.00
Manchester 43 27,277.95
Medway 5 3,528.33
Middlesbrough 19 11,192.00
Milton Keynes 33 35,142.92
Motherwell 2 1,140.00
Newcastle 92 56,265.03
Newport 46 27,281.08
Northampton 1 525.00
Norwich 7 4,218.00
Nottingham 26 15,478.10
Oldham 3 1,924.30
Oxford 28 23,238.08
Paisley 7 4,114.75
Perth 14 8,135.24
Peterborough 9 4,960.00
Plymouth 31 15,337.63
Portsmouth 57 40,144.18
Preston 47 28,589.76
Reading 17 13,283.12
Redhill 10 7,300.45
Romford 6 4,666.55
Salisbury 122 80,003.81
Sheffield 38 21,537.17
Shrewsbury 7 4,417.50
Slough 23 21,029.65
Southampton 26 18,255.03
Southend on Sea 3 1,842.00
Stevenage 6 2,805.84
Stock on Trent 13 7,522.30
Stockport 4 2,710.00
Sunderland 4 2,370.00
Sutton 2 1,438.70
Swansea 18 10,967.60
Swindon 86 56,431.64
Taunton 14 8,444.36
Telford 8 3,935.00
Tonbridge 47 31,413.24
Torquay 2 1,310.00
Truro 16 9,605.87
Twickenham 63 64,573.15
Uxbridge 1 775.00
Wakefield 15 7,325.52
Walsall 7 4,891.05
Warrington 23 14,062.70
Watford 5 3,875.00
Wigan 3 1,875.00
Wolverhampton 4 2,491.65
Worcester 7 3,298.96
York 61 42,257.77
Total 5,100 3,768,532.50

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
499 c694-8W; 299755
Session
2008-09
Related items
Armed Forces: Housing
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Housing
Contains statistics
Yes
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