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Written question asked by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 15 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Housing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many homes his Department sold in each local authority area in Scotland in each of the last two years; and how many were sold or otherwise transferred to (a) the relevant local authority and (b) a registered social landlord.
Answer

[holding answer 25 January 2010]: Service family homes are disposed of when they become surplus to requirements. Details of properties sold in Scotland by each local authority area (LAA) in the last two financial years are as follows:

LAA Sold to registered social landlord Sold to local authority Total number of houses sold
Financial year 2008-09
Angus council — — 4
Highland council — — 1
Stirling council — — 1
Fife council 22 — 39
City of Edinburgh — — 17
City of Glasgow — — 2
Moray council — — 321
Perth and Kinross — — 5
East Dunbartonshire council — — 2
Midlothian council 15 — 15
Total all areas 37 — 407
Financial year 2009-10
Fife council — — 10
City of Edinburgh — — 5
Perth and Kinross council — — 1
East Dunbartonshire council — — 1
Midlothian council — — 7
Shetland Islands council — — 3
Total all areas — — 27

An additional seven houses in the Midlothian council LAA are in the process of being sold to a registered social landlord.16 houses in the Moray council LAA have also been leased to Moray council to provide housing for families affected by severe flooding which took place last year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
504 c792-4W; 312115
Session
2009-10
Related items
Armed forces: Housing
Friday, 5 February 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Housing Scotland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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