§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of houses in his Department's ownership in Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham and Havant districts; and how many of these are currently occupied.
§ Mr. LeeThe numbers are as follows:
Stock Occupied Royal Navy Portsmouth 1,586 4285 Gosport 3,622 Fareham 87 Havant — Army Gosport/Portsmouth 111 109 Thorney Island 211 198 The unoccupied Royal Navy houses are vacant for the following reasons:
Number Vacant allocated 42 Vacant furnishing 45 Awaiting works services 196 Undergoing works services 252 Vacant 502 Plans are in hand to reduce our stocks of houses significantly over the next few years.