§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what annual rents have been paid out by his Department to private landlords in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. FreemanI regret the information is not held in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, figures for each financial year from 1982–83, the earliest for which detailed information is immediately available, show MOD paid out the following amounts as rent or other related charges for married quarters, land and other buildings hired in the United Kingdom and overseas.
£ million 1982–83 61.442 1983–84 59.549 1984–85 67.814 1985–86 72.361 1986–87 85.590