§ Mr. Needhamasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will agree to lease some of his Department's 630 houses currently vacant in the Chippenham constituency to the local authority.
§ Mr. HayhoeOur policy is to pass surplus houses to the PSA for disposal as soon as possible. One hundred and three houses in the Chippenham constituency are already in the process of disposal and we hope to dispose of a further 215 this year and others later. Vacant houses can be leased to local authorities if they are likely to be vacant for some time pending a specific longer term defence need.