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Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 3 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 November 2014. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Housing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant army dwellings there were on 30 September 2014 in Colchester; and how many such properties had (a) three and (b) four bedrooms.

Answer

There are currently 926 Service Family accommodation properties in Colchester. On 30 September 2014, 124 of these were unoccupied.

Of these 124 unoccupied, 50 were three-bedroomed and 29 were four-bedroomed properties.

The Ministry of Defence always maintains a management margin of vacant properties, in order to ensure that properties are available for incoming families and to allow for essential maintenance.

36 of the 124 properties have since been allocated to families. They are due to move in these in the near future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213127
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed forces Colchester Housing Empty property
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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