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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 Monday, 13 September 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Empty Housing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of service family accommodation units had been continuously empty for (a) six, (b) six to 12, (c) 12 to 24, (d) 24 to 36, (e) 36 to 48, (f) 48 to 60 and (g) more than 60 months on 30 June 2010.
Answer

[holding answer 9 September 2010]: Against an overall total of 49,505 service family accommodation (SFA) properties in the UK, the following table shows the length of time they have been unoccupied as at 7 September 2010.

Time scale Number of SFA properties Proportion of total SFA (Percentage)
Less than 6 months 4,184 8.5
6 to 12 months 1,010 2.0
12 to 24 months 831 1.7
24 to 36 months 403 0.8
36 to 48 months 211 0.4
48 to 60 months 164 0.3
Over 60 months 263 0.5

There are a number of reasons why properties may be held void for extended periods of time, this includes the location where they are held, pending future basing decisions or awaiting disposal action.Like for like information for overseas SFA is not available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14339; 515 c724W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Housing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk