Written question asked by Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Veterans: Housing

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government when further amounts from the veterans accommodation fund will be awarded; and how much they estimate will be awarded.

Answer

As announced by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) in February 2014, £40 million of LIBOR money is being allocated to the Veterans Accommodation Fund (VAF).

The table below details, by Country, the number and the outcome of bids received for the VAF.

Country	Number of Bids Received	Number of Successful Bids
England	52	10
Wales	3	2
Scotland	8	2
Northern Ireland	3	0
UK wide	3	2
Total	69	16

The Fund attracted bids totalling £163 million. Unfortunately, the limit of funding meant that a number of good projects had to be turned down. The whole £40 million VAF has now been allocated, with nine of the sixteen successful projects already announced. The complete list can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-accommodatino-fund/veterans-accommodation-fund-what-you-need-to-know-armed-forces-covenant. There are no current plans to extend the Fund.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL2639
Session: 2014-15
Attachment: Armed Forces Covenant
Related items: Veterans: Housing
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Written questions
House of Lords
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Housing Finance Veterans
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Veterans: Housing

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