Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many court orders were obtained by his Department in 1978 to evict tenants of married quarters who had completed their service in the Armed Forces; how many of these were in response to requests from local authorities to enable the ex-Service men to be re-housed; and what was the total cost involved.
§ Mr. HayhoeA total of 774 orders and 101 warrants for possession were obtained in 1978. Eviction took place in only three cases. Information is not held centrally in MOD to identify how many court orders were obtained against personnel completing their service in the Armed Forces nor how many were in response to requests from local authorities. It is not possible to provide a figure for the total costs involved, which include legal fees, personnel, clerical and welfare costs. These vary widely from case to case and cannot all be readily identified.