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Written question asked by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 14 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2010. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Housing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many families have been evicted from service family accommodation in each of the last five years; and for what reason in each such case.
Answer

Service family accommodation (SFA) is provided to accommodate entitled service personnel and their families.When occupants cease to be entitled to SFA and do not vacate, the Department is required to take steps to recover possession in order for properties to be returned to their intended purpose. In the first instance, Defence Estates (DE) will write to occupants advising that they are required to vacate the property within 93 days. DE will be as flexible as possible, and will extend this so as to accommodate children's schooling, holidays, etc or to allow occupants as much time as possible to secure alternative accommodation arrangements.Information on the number of eviction orders served on occupants of SFA in the last five years is set out in the following table by calendar year. Information is not held centrally for the whole of the UK until 2008. Information relating to evictions in Great Britain only is provided for the earlier years:

Period Number of eviction orders
2005 (GB) 102
2006 (GB) 62
2007 (GB) 84
2008 (UK) from April 113
2009 (UK) 91
2010 (to 15 July) (UK) 35

Records showing the reasons why entitlement to SFA ceased in each case are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9636; 514 c363-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Housing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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