§ Mr. Cyril D. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will issue further guidance to service men as to their rights and opportunities in housing.
§ Mr. StanleyA new guide called "Housing—a guide for Servicemen and Servicewomen" is being published by the Ministry of Defence today. A total of 400,000 copies have been printed and will be distributed to every service man and service woman in each of the three services. The guide describes the various service and local authority schemes for helping those who want to buy their homes, how service men can best let their homes whilst overseas, the improvement grant system, and the possibilities for renting after they leave the services. The guide also sets out the various changes in housing legislation that the Government have made since 1979 specifically to help those in the services. I believe that the guide will be of material help to service men and it will be regularly updated.