§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, by region (a) the number of units of accommodation held by each of the Armed Services for the use of Service families, (b) the number of units of accommodation for the use of Service families built and disposed of by each of the Services in each of the past 15 years, and (c) the number of units of accommodation for Service families owned by each of the services which had been empty for more than six months on 1st November.
§ Dr. GilbertThe following tables give the information requested.
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TABLE 1—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS HELD BY EACH SERVICE Region RN Army RAF Total Northern … … … 55 406 383 844 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 29 4,091 2,299 6,419 East Midlands … … … — 1,162 5,490 6,652 East Anglia … … … — 1,116 6,244 7,360 South East … … … 6,878 18,795 9,157 34,830 South West … … … 6,353 9,602 4,147 20,102 West Midlands … … … — 2,312 1,369 3,681 North West … … … 43 1,325 — 1,368 Wales … … … 1 634 2,336 2,971 Scotland … … … 2,787 2,351 2,944 8,082 Northern Ireland … … … 2 2,940 279 3,221 TOTALS … … … 16,148 44,734 34,648 95,530
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TABLE 2—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS BUILT OR PURCHASED BY EACH SERVICE IN EACH OF THE PAST 15 YEARS Region/Service 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 To 31st October 1978 Total Northern Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — 7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Royal Air Force … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — 165 — — 165 Yorkshire and Humberside Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — 202 — 159 — — — 364 — — — — — 1 236 3 965 Royal Air Force … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — East Midlands Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — — — — — — — 18 — — — — — — — 15 33 Royal Air Force … … — — — — — 288 317 — — — 289 — — — — — 894 East Anglia Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — 82 — 55 137 Royal Air Force … … — — — 313 93 — — — — 227 — — 63 — — — 696
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Region/Service 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 To 31st October 1978 Total South-East Royal Navy … … — — — 172 204 — 456 61 30 2 21 1,067 214 — — 200 2,427 Army … … 142 465 837 701 381 610 192 1,172 138 471 307 195 303 528 181 205 6,828 Royal Air Force … … — — — 170 64 84 218 30 172 274 — 24 400 — — 140 157 South-West Royal Navy … … — — — — 215 120 82 180 2 60 85 287 243 31 — — 1,305 Army … … 4 81 548 29 — 924 28 260 105 — — — 134 — — 91 2,204 Royal Air Force … … — — — — 84 176 — — — — — — 79 85 — — 424 West Midlands Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — — 426 32 86 19 — 101 241 2 — 116 — 35 — — 1,058 Royal Air Force … … — — — — — — 117 — — — — — 21 — — — 138 North-West Royal Navy — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — — 51 12 — — — — — — 9 — — — — — 72 Royal Air Force — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Wales Royal Navy — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … — — 18 — 3 — — — — — — — 43 40 — — 104 Royal Air Force — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scotland Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — 200 — — — 344 — — 1 545 Army … … — 74 — — — — — — — 139 14 — 22 24 209 — 482 Royal Air Force … … — — — — — — — — — 12 2 79 266 22 197 113 691 Northern Ireland Royal Navy … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Army … … 40 6 9 72 — — — — — — 18 — 380 14 — — 539 Royal Air Force … … — — — — — — — — — — — — 71 — — — 71 Totals Royal Navy … … — — — 172 419 120 538 241 232 62 106 1,354 801 31 — 201 4,277 Army … … 186 835 1,889 1,005 470 1,553 220 1,915 484 612 348 311 882 724 626 369 12,655 Royal Air Force … … — — — 483 241 548 652 30 172 513 291 103 900 272 197 253 4,655 GRAND TOTALS … … 186 835 1,889 1,660 1,130 2,221 1,410 2,186 888 1,187 745 1,768 2,583 1,027 823 823 21,361
TABLE 3—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS PASSED BY EACH SERVICE TO THE PSA FOR DISPOSAL Year RN Army RAF Total 1976 … … … 134 514 1,268 1,916 1977 … … … 208 846 442 1,496 1978 (to 31st October) … … … 374 1,050 980 2,404 TOTALS … … … 716 2,410 2,690 5,816 No record of the numbers of disposals was maintained before 1976. Current records do not analyse the figures by region.
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TABLE 4—NUMBER OF MARRIED QUARTERS VACANT FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, AS AT 15TH JULY 1978 (THE LAST DATE ON WHICH FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE) Region RN Army RAF Total Northern … … … — 45 1 46 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 2 204 274 480 East Midlands … … … — 112 891 1,003 East Anglia … … … — 103 796 899 South East … … … 327 978 953 2,258 South West … … … 73 703 453 1,229 West Midlands … … … — 476 91 567 North West … … … 4 80 — 84 Wales … … … — 17 80 97 Scotland … … … 54 67 55 176 Northern Ireland … … … — 47 — 47 TOTAL … … … 460 2,832 3,594 6,886