Written question asked by Jason McCartney (Conservative) on Monday, 6 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 September 2010. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Empty Housing
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to the public purse was of maintaining empty service accommodation in each of the last five years; and what the Cost to the public purse was of dilapidation and remedial costs on such properties in that period.
- Answer
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[holding answer 13 September 2010]: The total maintenance, dilapidation and remedial costs for all empty accommodation are not separately identifiable from that for occupied accommodation.The Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently rents some 41,000 Service Family Accommodation properties in England and Wales from Annington Homes Ltd (AHL). Under the terms of the agreement with AHL, when no longer required by the MOD properties must be returned in good tenantable repair or the Department has to pay compensation in the form of a dilapidation charge.Total dilapidation payments to AHL in each of the last five financial years were:
Financial year Dilapidation payment (£ million) Properties handed back 2005-06 3.7 670 2006-07 1.4 303 2007-08 3.0 460 2008-09 3.7 480 2009-10 4.6 722 United Kingdom Support Command manages 13,000 German Federal SFA Properties and some 5,000 leased properties located in Germany.The costs attributed to dilapidations in empty accommodation in Germany are as follows:
Financial year Dilapidation payment (Euro) Properties handed back 2005-06 37,000 325 2006-07 574,000 499 2007-08 269,000 655 2008-09 271,000 1,349 2009-10 12,000 218 It is not possible to separate cost for the maintenance of empty service accommodation on the Overseas Permanent Joint Operating Bases from that of occupied accommodation.
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- 14292; 515 c923W
- Session
- 2010-12
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- Armed forces Housing
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- Yes
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