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: Housing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department takes to consult service personnel and their families on their preferred priorities for accommodation upgrades.

Answer: The UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA) upgrade programme endeavours to provide the best value for money options to provide the maximum benefit to the greatest number of families, and decisions will take into account future strategic requirements, together with potential disposal plans.Accommodation upgrades are prioritised on a greatest need first basis, and are set in agreement with the three single services.A follow-up survey identical in content to the one undertaken by the National Audit Office (NAO) during 2008 was carried out on SFA occupants in the UK during December 2009. Subject to future funding, the results of this survey will feed into future SFA improvement strategies.

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