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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Friday, 3 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Alex Chalk (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Bases: Heating

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter of 27 February 2023 from the Minister for Defence Procurement to the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane, how many of the maintenance issues related to a lack of heating since April 2022 were reported in accommodation in (a) the North West, (b) the North East, (c) the West Midlands, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the South West, (f) the South East, (g) Yorkshire, (h) the East of England, (i) London, (j) Wales, (k) Scotland and (l) Northern Ireland.

Answer

A breakdown of the total number of maintenance issues related to a lack of heating since April 2022 can be found in the following table, for the four regions covered by the four Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services (RAMS) contracts:

Regions

Total number of maintenance issues related to a lack of heating since April 2022

Central:

5,658

North:

3,275

Southeast:

7,862

Southwest:

7,741

TOTAL:

24,536

The Department are only able to break down the 24,536 maintenance issues relating to a lack of heating since April 2022 by the four MOD contractual regions. A further breakdown is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
157616
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Heating Military bases Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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