HC Deb 15 July 1981 vol 8 c410W
Mr. Allan Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many houses in Scotland are currently owned by his Department.

Mr. Goodhart

The Ministry of Defence at present owns 7,819 Service married quarters and 342 civilian houses in Scotland.

Mr. Allan Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many houses in Scotland have been sold to sitting tenants over the past two years by his Department.

Mr. Goodhart

Separate records of sales to sitting tenants were not maintained prior to April 1980, but from 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1981 there were two such sales of surplus Ministry of Defence civilian houses in Scotland. As far as surplus Service married quarters are concerned, where possible, these are offered to Service men before being put on the open market.

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