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Written question asked by Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Housing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of (a) pests and (b) rodent infestations have been recorded in (i) single living accommodation and (ii) service family accommodation (A) at RAF Shawbury, (B) in North Shropshire constituency and (C) in Shropshire in each year since 2015.

Answer

Nine in 10 military homes (over 40,000 houses) will be modernised or upgraded to new, higher standards, with 14,000 homes rebuilt or substantially refurbished, funded by the Government’s record uplift in Defence spending and the Strategic Defence Review’s £1.5 billion extra investment into military housing in this parliament.

The number of reports of pest and rodent infestations in Single Living Accommodation and Service Family Accommodation year on year from April 2022 can be found in the tables below:

Single Living Accommodation

From April 2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

RAF Shawbury

Pests

20

16

21

16

11

23

21

15

Rodent Infestations

7

11

9

6

3

3

8

13

North Shropshire

Pests

20

16

21

16

11

23

21

15

Rodent Infestations

7

11

9

6

3

3

8

13

Shropshire

Pests

65

75

63

66

94

80

84

72

Rodent Infestations

30

45

36

56

12

8

65

54

The accuracy and reliability of data held before 2018 cannot be assured.

Service Family Accommodation

From 1 April 2022

2023

2024

2025 (up to 12 November 25)

RAF Shawbury

Pests

16

24

15

18

Rodent Infestations

4

8

8

8

North Shropshire constituency

Pests

13

23

12

15

Rodent Infestations

4

8

8

8

Shropshire

Pests

56

81

57

69

Rodent Infestations

15

30

39

22

Data prior to the in-service date of the current Future Defence Infrastructure (FDIS) Contracts (1 April 2022) is not held.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90419
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Armed forces Housing Shropshire Pests
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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