HC Deb 28 June 1976 vol 914 cc18-9W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if, within the limits of operational secrecy, he will state the approximate number of RAF personnel stationed at RAF Honington, giving a breakdown of their accommodation under the following or similar headings: personnel in RAF quarters on the base or in satellite housing areas, personnel in housing rented by his department from local authorities and private persons, respectively, and let to RAF families, personnel living in houses rented directly from private persons and personnel living in their own houses;

(2) how many houses have been purchased over the past three years for RAF, RN and PSA personnel at RAF Honington; where these houses are situated; and how much they cost;

(3) what discussions he has had with St. Edmundsbury and Forest Heath District Councils about the purchase or rental of surplus town development houses for RAF Honington; and on what dates these discussions took place.

Mr. Wellbeloved

This information is not readily available. I shall publish it in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.

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