HC Deb 16 April 1969 vol 781 cc257-8W
Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state in regard to the married quarters at Nos. 7 to 10 and 42 to 56 Wylye Road, Tidwirth, the original tender price, their cost on completion individually and collectively, the amount spent in maintenance and improvement on each since completion, when they were completed and first occupied, for how many days since completion they have been occupied, and whether they were built with a vertical damp-proof course and in accordance with current building regulations.

Mr. Mellish

I have been asked to reply.

The original contract price for these quarters was £2,288 each: the cost on completion was £2,416 each and £45,904 collectively. An average of £233 has been spent on maintenance and improvement on each since completion. They were completed between November, 1965, and April, 1966, and first occupied between November, 1965, and June, 1966. Since completion they have been occupied individually for periods varying between 301 and 758 days. They were built with a vertical damp proof course and in accordance with current building regulations.